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SOCIETE
DES NATIONS
ACTES DE LA PREMIERE ASSEMBLEE
SEANCES PLENIERES
(SEANCES
DU
15
NOVEMBRE
AU 18
DEICEMBRE
1920)
GENEVE
1920
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
THE RECORDS OF THE FIRST ASSEMBLY
PLENARY MEETINGS
(MEETINGS HELD FROM THE 15th OF NOVEMBER TO THE 18th OF DECEMBER 1920)
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TLEGARAMME DE CONVOCATION
.
..
.
ORDRE DU JOUR DE LA PREMIERE SESSION
DE L'ASSEMBLEE .
LISTE DES MEMBRES
L'ASSEMBLEE ...
DES DELEGATIONS
..
A
PRESIDENTS ET VICE-PRISIDENTS DE L'ASSEMBLEE.......
LES COMMISSIONS DE L'ASSEMBLEE . . ..
PREMIERE SIANCE PLNIRE . . .
. .
Inauguration de l'Assemble .
..
Discours de M. Motta ....
Discours de M. Hymans.
..
...
Verification des pouvoirs ..
Election du President de l'Assemblee . . .
DEUXIEME SEANCE PLENIP:RE . . . .
Hommage a la memoire de Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Envoi d'un message A M. le President des EtatsUnis
.
Motion d'ordre de M. Doherty, dlegu6 du Canada,
au sujet de l'hommage a la memoire de JeanJacques Rousseau ..
Depot d'un projet de reglement provisoire . .
Adoption de ordre du jour
...
..
.
Constitution des commissions ....
ANNEXES AU COMPTE RENDU DE LA DEUXItME SEANCE ...
.58
A) Projet de reglement interieur, prsente par le
Secretaire gdneral ...
.
B) Ordre du jour provisoire revu de la premiee
session de 1'Assemblee ..
.
...
.
TROISIEME SEANCE PLANIERE ..
. .
Suite de la discussion du reglement provisoire:
a) Designation des suppleantsdans les commissions
b) Les presidents des commissions et les vice-predents de l'Assemble ..
..
c) Exposes g6neraux par les commissions et publi=
cite des deliberations .
.74 ..
QUATRIEME SEANCE PLENIERE .
. .
Suite de la discussion du reglement provisoire:
a) Exposes generaux par les commissions . .
b) Adoption du programme de "Assemble et des
commissions.
.....
Page
I
TELEGRAM OF CONVOCATION .
.
.
AGENDA OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE
2
ASSEMBLY ....
.
LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATIONS
4
TO THE ASSEMBLY ...
.
PRESIDENTS
AND
VICE-PRESIDENTS
OF
16
THE ASSEMBLY ..
.....
.
.
17 THE COMMITTEES OF THE ASSEMBLY.
.
24 THE FIRST PLENARY MEETING .24
24
Opening of the Assembly
25
The speech of M. Motta .
..
29
The speech of M. Hymans.
31
The verification of credentials ..
38
The election of the President of the Assembly
42 THE SECOND PLENARY MEETING . . .
42
Tribute to Jean Jacques Rousseau
The despatch of a message to the President of the
42
United States.
Point of order by Mr. Doherty, Delegate of Canada,
raised in connection with the tribute to Jean
43
Jacques Rousseau .43
43
The presentation of the provisional rules of proce=
dure
. .
.
47
The adoption of the agenda .
47
The constitution of the committees
ANNEXES TO THE SECOND MEETING .
58
64
66
66
69
81
81
85
Un index alphabPtique complet des Actes de l'Assemblee est
joint au troisieme volume,
(A) The draft rules of procedure as submitted by the
Secretary- General .
..
(B) The revised provisional agenda for the first
session of the Assembly
.
.64
THE THIRD PLENARY MEETING ..
Continuation of the discussion of the provisional
rules of procedure:
(a) The appointment of substitutes on the comnmittees
(b) The chairmen of committees and the vicepresidents of the Assembly .
.69
(c) General statements by the committees and
publicity of proceedings .
.74
THE FOURTH PLENARY MEETING .
.
Continuation of the discussion of the provisional
rules of procedure:
(a) General statements by the committees
(b) The adoption of a programme of meetings for
the Assembly and for the committees
. .
2
4
16
17
24
25
29
31
38
42
42
42
43
47
47
58
58
66
66
81
81
85
* A complete index to the Assembly Records is attached to the
third volume.
CINQUIEME SEANCE PLENIERE.
Publicite des deliberations des commissions
.
.
Depot du rapport du Secretaire general sur les
..
travaux du Conseil ..
a) Discours de M. Pueyrredon, delegue de la Republique argentine .
b) Discours de M. Hagerup, delegue de la Norvege
c) Discours de Lord Robert Cecil, delegue de
l'Afrique du Sud. comprenant une resolution
.
.
sur l'aide a apporter a l'Armenie .
.
.
.
commissions
Election des presidents des
ANNEXE AU COMPTE RENDU DE LA CIN.101
...
QUIEME StANCE .
les travaux du
sur
general
Rapport du Secretaire
.101
Conseil ......
.....
SIXIEME SEANCE PLENIERE
Composition du Bureau de l'Assemblee .
.
Election de M. Motta a la presidence d'honneur de
l'Assemble135
Election de six vice-presidents de l'Assemblee
Rapport du Secretaire general sur les travaux du
Conseil :
a) Rapatriement des prisonniers de guerre . . .
b) Vote d'une adresse de remerciements au Comite
de la Croix-Rouge .....
Resultat du premier tour de scrutin pour l'election
..
.
de six vice-presidents .
Deuxieme tour cde scrutin pour l'election du
......
sixieme vice-president .
..
SEPTIEME SEANCE PLENIERE .
Communication d'un cablogramme du President
des Etats-Unis
Suite de la discussion generale sur le rapport du
Conseil :
a) Discours de Mr. Barnes, delegue de l'Empire
.148
. . . .
.
britannique
b) Discours de M. Zahle, delegue du Danemark
c) Discours du Jonkheer van Karnebeek, delegue
des Pays-Bas .....
...
Les seances des commissions.
Reprise de la discussion sur le rapport du Secretaire
general sur les travaux du Conseil :
Discours de M. Motta, delegue de la Confederation
suisse .159
ANNEXE AU COIMPTE RENDU DE LA SEP. ....
.
TIEME StANCE
Lettre communiquee par les Gouvernements danois,
norvegien et suedois, concernant la rapport du
Secretaire general sur les travaux du Conseil .
HUITIEME SEANCE PLENIERE.
Enregistrement des traites: creation d'une commission speciale . ...
Suite de la discussion sur le rapport du Secretaire
general sur les travaux du Conseil:
a) Discours de M. Lafontaine, delegue de la Bel......
gique
b) Discours de M. Rodriguez, delegue du Venezuela
c) Discours de M. N. W. Rowell, delegue du Canada
Dep6t d'une proposition tendant a considerer
l'espagnol comme une des langues officielles de
l'Assemblee ..........
87
87
87
87
92
93
99
87
. .
.
THE FIFTH PLENARY MEETING
The publication of the proceedings of the com87
..
mittees ..
The presentation of the report of the SecretaryGeneral on the work of the Council:
(a) Speech by M. Pueyrredon, Delegate of Argen87
.
tina .....
92
.
Norway
of
Delegate
Hagerup,
M.
(b) Speech by
of
Delegate
Cecil,
Robert
Lord
by
Speech
(c)
South Africa, including a resolution for the as93
sistance of Armenia ...
99
The election of the chairmen of the committees .
.101
.
.
MEETING
ANNEX TO THE FIFTH
The report of the Secretary-General on the work of
the Council . ...
.
THE SIXTH PLENARY MEETING . .
The constitution of the General Committee of the
Assembly .133
The election of M. Motta as Honorary President of
the Assembly.
The election of six vice-presidents of the Assembly
Continuation of the discussion of the report of the
Secretary-General on the work of the Council:
. .
(a) The repatriation of prisoners of war
International
the
to
thanks
of
vote
a
for
Motion
(b)
Committee of the Red Cross ..
The result of the first ballot for the election of six
vice-presidents . .
The second ballot for the election of the sixth vice....
.
president.
133
133
136
136
144
145
147
101
133
135
136
136
144
145
147
148
. .
THE SEVENTH PLENARY MEETING
Communication of a telegram from the President
148
of the United States.
Secretary-General on the work of the Council
(a) Speech by Mr. Barnes, Delegate of the British
148
....
Empire .
.153
(b) Speech by M. Zahle, Delegate of Denmark
(c) Speech of Jonkheer van Karnebeek, Delegate of
154
the Netherlands .....
.156
committees
of
the
meetings
The
159
Speech by M. Motta, Delegate of Switzerland
148
148
153
154
156
ANNEX TO THE SEVENTH MEETING
161
.
.161
Letter communicated by the Danish, Norwegian and
Swedish Governments concerning the report of the
Secretary-General on the work of the Council . .
161
161
162
THE EIGHTH PLENARY MEETING . . .
The registration of treaties: appointment of a
62
special committee ..
162
(a) Speech by M. Lafontaine, Delegate of Belgium
162
162
166
169
(b) Speech by M. Rodriguez,Delegate of Venezuela
(c) Speech by the Hon. N. W. Rowell, Delegate of
..
Canada ...
Motion for the use of Spanish as one of the official
.
....
languages of the Assembly .
172
II
166
169
172
Reprise de la discussion gen6rale du rapport du
Secretaire general sur les travaux du Conseil:
Discours de M. Tittoni, delegue de l'Italie . .
Reprise de la discussion sur l'emploi de l'espagnol
comrne une des langues officielles de l'Assemblee
Question posee par M. G. N. Barnes, delelgue de
l'Empire britannique, stir le conflit russo-polonais
NEUVliV ME SEANCE PLENIRE.
.
..
Suite de la discussion du rapport du Secretaire
general sur les travaux du Conseil . . . .
Propositions relatives l'Armenie ...
.
DIXIEME SEANCE PLNNIERE ......
Composition de la Comnission pour la question
armenienne ..
.
Communication d'une note du Gouvernemlent allemand relative aux mandats ..
Suite de la discussion du rapport du Secretaire
general sur les travaux du Conseil ....
a) Proposition relative a la publication des faits
et documents relatifs au differend polonolithuanien ...........
b) Proposition relative a la publicite des deliberations et decisions du Conseil ....
c) Hommage de l'Assemblee a la Croix-Rouge, a
M. Ador et a M. Nansen ...
d) Proposition relative a la creation d'une Commission speciale pour examiner larticle 18 du
Pacte (enregistrement des traites) ..
Hostilites entre la Pologne et la Russie des Soviets
Avis de motion de M. G. N. Barnes, dcl6gue
de 'Empire britannique .
..
ANNEXE AU COMPTE RENDU DE LA DIXIEME
STANCE ......
Memorandum du Gouvernement allemand relatif aux
mandats (Article 22 du Pacte)
.
.
ONZIEME SEANCE PLENIERE
.
..
Depart de M. Tittoni, delegue de ' Italie
. . .
D6pot d'un rapport par la premiere Commission
sur un projet de reglement interieur
. . .
ANNEXES AU COMPTE RENDU DE LA ONZIEME STANCE .....
A) Reglement interieur de l'Assemblee presente par
la Premiere Commission ...
B) Texte final du reglement interieur de l'Assemblee
DOUZI:ME SEANCE PLENIERE.
Echange telegrammes concernant l'Armenie
. .
Depot d'un rapport de la Premiere Commission
concernant les amendements au Pacte . . .
Continuation of tie discussion of the report of the
Speech by M. Tittoni, Delegate of Italy . .173
Continuation of the debate on the use of Spanish as
an official language in the Assembly . . .
179
Question by Mr. G. N. Barnes, Delegate of the
British Empire concerning the war between
Soviet Russia and Poland .
..
182
THE NINTH PLENARY MEETING .
184
Motions concerning Armenia
.184
173
179
182
184
184
184
203
THE TENTH PLENARY MEETING.
.
. .
The appointment of the members of the Committee
on Armenia ..
The communication of a German document concerning mandates .204
(a) Motion for the publication of documents relating to the dispute between Poland and
Lithuania . . . .
. . .
. .
(b) Motion for the publication of the debates and
the decisions of the Council ......
(c) Tribute of tle Assembly to the Red Cross, to
M. Ador, and to Dr. Nansen .
(d) Motion for the appointment of a special Comnmittee' to examine Article 18 of the Covenant
(Registration of Treaties)
...
The dispute between Poland and Soviet Russia:
Notice of motion by Mr. G. N. Barnes, Delegate
of the British Empire ..
.
ANNEX TO THE TENTH MEETING.
.
203
204
205
207
207
208
210
203
203
205
07
207
208
210
210
210
Memorandum of the German Government concerning
mandates (Article 22 of the Covenant) . . . . 210
210
214
214
THE ELEVENTH PLENARY MEETING . . . 214
The departure of M. Tittoni, Delegate of Italy.
214
The presentation of the report on the draft rules
of procedure presented by Committee No. 1. . 214
ANNEXES TO THE ELEVENTH MEETING
229
214
229
(A) The rules of procedure of the Assembly as presented by Committee No. 1 ....
.
229
(B) The final text of the rules of procedure of the
Assembly .....
236
229
236
242
242
THE TWELFTH PLENARY MEETING
. . .
Exchange of telegrams relating to Armenia . . .
The presentation of the report of Committee
No. 1 on amendments to the Covenant . .
246
TREIZIEME SEANCE PLINIERE.
261
Dep6t d'une proposition de la Delegation suisse
tendant a secourir les enfants des pays eprouves
par la guerre
261
Depot d'une proposition de la Delegation de lArgentine relative a l'admission de membres dans la
Societe ..
261
Question personnelle par M. Velazquez, delegue
du Paraguay, relative a son vote sur les
amendements au Pacte
..
262
Conflit entre la Pologne et la Russie des Soviets:
Question posee par M. G. N. Barnes, delegue de
l'Empire britannique .
. . . .
.
263
242
242
246
THE THIRTEENTH PLENARY MEETING
. . 261
Assistance to children in countries affected by the
war: motion of the Swiss Delegation
. . . 261
The admission of Members to the League: motion
of the Argentine Delegation . .261
Personal explanation by M. Velasquez, Delegate of
Paraguay, of his vote on amendments to the
Covenant .....
262
The war between Poland and Soviet Russia: question by Mr. G. N. Barnes, Delegate of the
British Empire..
. . . .
.
263
III
Depot par M. Doherty, delegue du Canada, d'un
. .
projet d'amendement au Pacte . .
276
QUATORZIiME SEANCE PLENIERE . . .
276
..
.
argentine
Delegation
Depart de la
Amendements au Pacte:
a) Proposition de l'Argentine relative a l'admission
279
..
des Etats dans la Societe .
b) Proposition du Canada, tendant a abroger
279
....
l'article 10 .
Dep6t d'un rapport de la Premiere Commission
sur les relations du Conseil et de l'Assemblee 281
QUINZILME SEANCE PLENIERE...
Adoption du rapport de la Premiere Commission
relatif aux rapports du Conseil avec l'Assemblee
Secours aux enfants des pays eprouves par la
guerre : Proposition de la Delegation suisse
Adoption d'un rapport de la Commission speciale
..
du typhus ...
ANNEXES AU COMPTE RENDU DE LA QUINZIEME SEANCE.
A) Rapport de la Premiere Commission sur les relations entre le Conseil et l'Assemblee, et la competence respective de ces deux organes. (Amende
..
et adopte par l'Assemblee) .
B) Le typhus en Pologne. Rapport de la Commission
.321
speciale du typhus ...
300
SEIZIEME SEANCE PLENIERE .
Designation des membres d'une Commission du
typhus ...
Contribution de la Suede a la lutte contre le typhus
323
303
304
276
THE FOURTEENTH PLENARY MEETING .
The withdrawal of the Argentine Delegation . . 276
Amendments to the Covenant:
(a) Motion of the Argentine Delegation with regard
to the admission of States to the League . . 279
(b) Motion of the Canadian Delegation for the
279
..
...
repeal of Article 10
Thepresentation of a report by Committee No. I
on the relations between the Council and the
.281
.....
Assembly .
THE FIFTEENTH PLENARY MEETING .
Adoption of the report of Committee No. 1 on the
relations between the Council and the Assembly
The relief of children in countries affected by the
war: motion of the Swiss Delegation. .
The adoption of the report of the special committee
..
.
on typhus.
ANNEXES TO THE FIFTEENTH MEETING .
300
300
303
304
318
(A) The report of Committee No. 1 on the relations
between and respective competence of the Council
and the Assembly, as amended and adopted by
318
....
the Assembly.
(B) Typhus in Poland: The report of the special
321
committee on typhus ...
318
323
323
ANNEXE AU COMPTE RENDU DE LA SEI337
ZIEME StANCE .....
Rapport de M/. Gabriel Hanotaux, delegue de la
France, sur les organisations techniques, tel qu'il
a et presente a l'Assemblee pour la premiere fois 337
352
352
352
352
355
368
ANNEXE AU COMPTE RENDU DE LA DIX.
371
.....
SEPTIEME SANCE.
Partie amendee du rapport de M. Hanotaux sur les
.. 371
organisations techniques .....
DIX-HUITIIME SEANCE PLENIERE . . . .
Suite de Ia discussion du rapport de la Deuxieme
Commission relatif aux organisations techniques:
. .
l'organisation d'hygiene .
275
318
Dep6t d'un rapport de la Deuxieme Commission
concernant les relations entre les organismes
techniques, le Conseil et l'Assembl&e de la Societ6
.323
....
des Nations .
. . .
DIX-SEPTIEME SEANCE PLENIERE.
Demission de M. Pueyrredon, vice-president de
.
l'Assemble . . . . . . . .
Limitation de la duree des discours .
Suite de la discussion generale sur les rapports
des organisations techniques avec le Conseil et
l'Assemblee de la Societe ...
Suite de la discussion du rapport de la Deuxieme
organisation economique et financiere . .
organisation des communications et du transit
Amendment to the Covenant: motion of Mr.
Doherty, Delegate of Canada ..
275
383
383
THE SIXTEENTH PLENARY MEETING . .
Appointment of the members of a committee on
typhus
Contribution of Sweden to the campaign against
.323
typhus
The presentation of the report of Committee No. 2
on the relations between the Technical Organisations, the Council and the Assembly of the League
......
of Nations
ANNEX TO THE SIXTEENTH MEETING.
323
323
323
.337
The report of M. Gabriel Hanotaux, Delegate of
France, on the Technical Organisations of the
League, as first presented to the Assembly. . . 337
. 352
THE SEVENTEENTH PLENARY MEETING.
The resignation- of M. Pueyrredon, Vice-President
352
of the Assembly ..
352
. .
The limitation of the length of speeches
Continuation of the general discussion of the relations
between the Technical Organisations, the Council
352
and the Assembly of the League ..
Continuation of the debate on the report of Comrn
-- ittee No. 2 concerning the Technical Organisations: the Economic and Financial Organisation 355
Continuation of the debate on the report of Conmittee No. 2 concerning the Technical Organisations: the Organisation for Communications and
368
Transit
ANNEX TO THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING
371
The amended portion of the report of M. Hanotaux
371
.
on the Technical Organisations .
THE EIGHTEENTH PLENARY MEETING . . 383
Continuation of the discussion on the report of
Committee No. 2 concerning the Technical
. . 383
Organisations: the Health Organisation
IV
Programme del'Assemblee: Propositions du bureau
386
Commission: l'organisation d'hygiene . .
387
Adoption d'un rapport presente par la Sixieme
Commission, relatif a I'emploi de l'arme economique
392
Conditions d'admissibilite de Membres dans la
Societe. - Proposition de Lord Robert Cecil,
delegue de l'Afrique du Sud ..
406
ANNEXE AU COMPTE RENDU DE LA DIXHUITItME SEANCE .
........
407
Rapport sur l'arme economique, texte definitif adopte
par l'Assemblee .
.
.
..
407
DIX-NEUVIEME SEANCE PLENIERE
..
411
Retrait de la motion du Chili, tendant a modifier
le projet de resolution relatif ia 'organisation
d'hygiene .411
Election de M. Blanco, delegue de 1'Uruguay, a la
vice-presidence de l'Assemblee .411
M. Leon Bourgeois, laureat du prix Nobel de la
Paix pour 1920.
.412
Dep6t d'un projet de resolution relatif a la langue
esperanto
....
413
Depot d'un rapport de la Premiere Commission,
relatif a la designation des quatre Membres non
permanents du Conseil.
414
Le President Wilson, laureat du prix Nobel de la
Paix pour 1919 .
.....
435
VINGTIEME SEANCE PLNIRE . . . .
Depot par la Troisieme Commission d'un projet de
Cour permanente de justice internationale .
ANNEXES AU COMPTE RENDU DE LA VINGTIEME STANCE .
...
A) Rapport sur la Cour permanente de justice internationale presentd par la Troisieme Commission
a l'Assemblee .457
B) Protocole et Statut de la Cour permanente de justice internationale .
.
.....
436
436
457
468
VINGT-ET-UNIIME SEANCE PLENIERE:
. . 478
Discussion et adoption du rapport de la Troisieme
Commission sur la Cour permanente de justice
internationale .478
Proposition de l'organisation internationale du
travail intellectuel ......
501
VINGT-DEUXIEME SEANCE PLENIRE . . .
Dep6t d'un rapport de la Sixieme Commission
relatif aux armements.
...
502
ANNEXE AU COMPTE RENDU DE LA VINGTDEUXIEME SEANCE
....
.
Rapport de la Sixieme Commission relatif aux armements
..
VINGT-TROISIEME SEANCE PLENIFRE . .
Suite de la discussion du rapport de la Sixieme
Commission relatif aux armements: adoption
du rapport ..
Rapatriement des prisonniers de guerre: Rapport
supplementaire du Dr Nansen
..
515
Programme of the Assembly: proposals of the
General Committee .386
Continuation of the discussion of the report of Committee No. 2 on the establishment of the Health
Organisation .387
The adoption of a report presented by Committee
No. 6 on the economic weapon.
392
Conditions for the admission of States to the League:
motion by Lord Robert Cecil, Delegate of South
Africa .....
ANNEX TO THE EIGHTEENTH MEETING
The report on the economic weapon as adopted by
the Assembly ....
THE NINETEENTH PLENARY MEETING . .
Withdrawal of the motion of Chile to amend the
draft resolution concerning the Health Organisation ..
Election of M. Blanco, Delegate of Uruguay, as
a vice-president of the Assembly
. .
M. Leon Bourgeois receives the Nobel Peace Prize
for 1920 ..
Notice of a motion concerning esperanto
524
535
VINGT-QUATRIEME SIANCE PLENIERE.
. .537
Dep6t d'un rapport de la Deuxieme Commission,
trafic de l'opium, traite des femmes, representation de 1'Inde au Bureau international du Travail:
407
407
411
411
411
412
413
on the election of the four non-permanent Members of the Council
414
President Wilson receives the Nobel Peace Prize
for 1919 ...
...
435
THE TWENTIETH PLENARY MEETING
on the Permanent Court of International Justice
ANNEXES TO THE TWENTIETH MEETING
436
436
457
(A) Reports on the Permanent Court of International
Justice presented by Committee No. 3 to the
Assembly
. .457
(B) Protocol and Statute of the Permanent Court of
InternationalJustice .
...
468
THE TWENTY-FIRST PLENARY MEETING. . 478
Discussion and adoption of the report of Cornmittee No. 3 on the Permanent Court of International Justice
.
. . . . . .
. 478
Motion for the international organisation of intellectual labour .....
501
THE TWENTY-SECOND PLENARY MEETING . 502
Presentation of the report of Committee No. 6 on
armaments .
..
..
502
ANNEX TO THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING 515
The report of Committee No. 6 on armaments .
515
524
406
515
THE TWENTY-THIRD PLENARY MEETING
. 524
Continuation of the discussion of the report of Conmittee No. 6 on armaments: adoption of the
report . ...
524
The repatriation of prisoners: a supplementary
report by Dr. Nansen ..
535
THE TWENTY-FOURTH PLENARY MEETING.
537
on the opium traffic, the traffic in women, and the
ation of India on the International Labour Office:
. .
(a) The traffic in opium . ..
(b) The traffic in women and children ..
(c) The representation of India on the Governing
.
Body of the International Labour Office .
The report of Committee No. 2 on passports for
.
members of the Secretariat
.
THE TWENTY-FIFTH PLENARY MEETING.
The election of the four non-permanent Members of
the Council .559
The presentation of the reports of Committee No. 5
on the admission of new Members to the League.
537
..
a) Trafic de 'opium ..
545
b) Traite des femmes et des enfants .
c) Representation de l'Inde, dans le Conseil d'administration du Bureau international du Travail 551
Rapport de la Deuxieme Commission sur les passeports pour les membres du Secretariat . . .555
559
VINGT-CINQUIEME SEANCE PLENIERE . .
Election des quatre membres non permanents du
559
Conseil .....
Depot des rapports de la Cinquieme Commission,
relatifs a l'admission de nouveaux membres
561
dans la Societe .........
Cecil,
Lord
Robert
a) Depot d'une proposition de
delegue de l'Afrique du Sud, relative a la pro568
tection des Minorites ...
570
b) Demande d'admission de I'Autriche . .
VINGTDE
LA
RENDU
COMPTE
AU
ANNEXE
578
CINQUIEME SEANCE..
Rapport de la Cinquieme Commission concernant la
578
demande d'admission de l'Autriche . . .
VINGT-SIXIEME SEANCE PLENIERE . . . .580
Le differend entre le Chili, la Bolivie et le Perou 580
Suite de la discussion des rapports de la Cinquieme
Commission, relatifs a l'admission de nouveaux
581
membres dans la Socit .......
581
a) Sur la demande d'admission de la Bulgarie .
b) Sur la deniande d'admission de la Republique de
582
Costa-Rica ...........
c) Sur la demande d'admission de la Finlande . .584
d) Sur la demande d'admission du Luxembourg 585
587
e) Sur la demande d'admission de l'Armenie .
Question personnelle par M. Jonnesco, delegu6 de
595
Roumanie ......
ANNEXES AU COMPTE RENDU DE LA VINGTSIXIEME SEANCE.
A) Correspondance relative au differend entre le
595
.
Chili, la Bolivie et le Perou .
B) Rapport de la Cinquieme Commission, relatif a
597
..
l'admission de la Bulgarie .
C) Rapport de la Cinquieme Commission, relatif a
605
l'admission de la Republique de Costa-Rica .
D) Rapport de la Cinquieme Commission, relatif a
607
...
I'admission de la Finlande
E) Rapport de la Cinquieme Commission, relatif &
610
l'admission du Luxembourg ..
F) Rapport de la Cinquieme Commission, relatif a
613
l'admission de l'Armenie .....
615
...
VINGT-SEPTIEME SIANCE PLENIERE.
Reprise de la discussion generale sur les rapports de
la Cinquieme Commission, relatifs a l'admission
de nouveaux membres dans la Societe :
a) Discussion generale relative a l'admission des
Etats baltiques, resultant de la demlande d'ad615
mission de l'Esthonie ....
b) Demande d'admission de la Lettonie et de
627
..
.
. .
. . ..
la Lithuanie
630
.
c) Demande d'admission de la Georgie .
d) Participation des Etats baltiques aux organisa634
...
tions techniques de la Societ
ANNEXES AU COMPTE RENDU DE LA VINGT635
SEPTIEME SEANCE .........
&
relatif
Commission,
A) Rapport de la Cinquieme
. 635
. .
' admission de l' Esthonie . . .
53
545
551
55'
55~
561
(a) Motion of Lord Robert Cecil, Delegate of South
Africa, with regard to the protection of mino568
rities..
570
(b) The request of Austria for admission . .
ANNEX TO THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING 578
The report of Committee No. 5 on the admission of
Austria .........
.
THE TWENTY-SIXTH PLENARY MEETING
The dispute between Chile, Bolivia and Peru
Continuation of the debate on the reports of Committee No. 5 on the admission of new Members to
..........
the League .
(a) The request for admission of Bulgaria . . .
(b) The request for admission of Costa Rica . .
(c) The request for admission of Finland . . .
(d) The request for admission of Luxemburg . .
(e) The request for admission of Armenia . . .
Personal statement by M. Jonnesco, Delegate of
..
...
Roumania
ANNEXES TO THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING
(A) Correspondence relating to the dispute between
Chile, Bolivia and Peru .......
(B) The report of Committee No. 5 on the admissionl
of Bulgaria.
(C) The report of Committee No. 5 on the admission
of Costa Rica .......
(D) The report of Committee No. 5 on the admission
of Finland .....
(E) The report of Committee No. 5 on the admission
.
....
of Luxemburg
(F) The report of Committee No. 5 on the admission
.
.
of Armenia ....
MEETING
PLENARY
TWENTY-SEVENTH
THE
the League:
(a) General discussion on the admission of the
Baltic States arising out of the request of
..
Esthonia for admission ..
(b) The request of Latvia and Lithuania for admission ......
. . .
(c) The request of Georgia for admission
(d) Participation of the Baltic States in the Technical Organisations of the League
SEVENTH
TO THE TWENTY
ANNEXES
MEETING .........
(A) The report of Committee No. 5 on the admission
.
..
. . . . ..
of Esthonia
VI
578
580
580
581
581
582
584
585
587
595
595
595
597
605
607
610
613
615
15
627
630
634
635
635
l'admission de la Lettonie .......
l'admission de la Lithuanie ......
I'admission de la Georgie .
..
VINGT-HUITIBME SEANCE PLENIERE. . .
Depot d'une communication du Chili . . .
Verification des pouvoirs des nouveaux membres
Communication relative au protocole de la Cour
permanente de justice internationale
. .
Suite de la discussion des rapports de la Cinquieme
Commission, relatifs a l'admission de nouveaux
Etats dans la Societe ....
.642
636
637
639
641
641
641
641
a) Sur la demande d'admission de 1'Azerbaidjan . 642
b) Sur la demande d'admission de l'Ukraine .
642
c) Sur la demande d'admission du Liechtenstein . 642
d) Sur la demande d'admission de l'Albanie . .643
Nomination d'une Commission de verification des
pouvoirs des nouveaux membres.
...
652
Depot d'un rapport de la Quatrieme Commission,
relatif au personnel et a l'organisation du
Secretariat.
653
ANNEXES AU COMPTE RENDU DE LA VINGTHUITIEME SgANCE .
....
664
A) Rapport de la Cinquieme Commission, relatif a
l'admission de l'Azerbaidjan .
..
664
l'admission de I' Ukraine ...
665
I'admission du Liechtenstein .
.
.
667
l'admission de I'Albanie ...
668
E) Rapport de Sir James Allen, delegue de la Nonvelle-Zelande, relatif au personnel et a l'organisation du Secretariat ..
..
670
VINGT-NEUVIEME SPANCE PLINIERE . . . 672
Communication du Gouvernement roumain, relative
a une expedition internationale en Armnie . 672
Correspondance relative aux populations juives
de l'Europe orientale .....
Discussion de la proposition du Gouvernement
roumain, relative a l'Armenie
.
.
Discussion du rapport de la Quatrieme Commission,
relatif au budget de la Societe des Nations
Conclusions de la Commission de verification des
pouvoirs ......
ANNEXES AU COMPTE RENDU DE LA VINGTNEUVIEME STANCE .
...
A) Rapport de Sir George Foster, premier delegue du
Canada, et du Jonkheer van Eysinga, delegue
suppleant des Pays-Bas, sur le budget de la
Socite des Nations .
..
..
B) Amendements proposes par la Delegation de l' Inde
au rapport de la Quatrieme Commission sur le
budget de la Societe
..
..
FRENTIEME SEANCE PLENIERE . .
Verification des pouvoirs des nouveaux Membres .
Declaration du D6elgue de la Republique de Chine
Depot par la Sixieme Commission d'un rapport
sur les mandats .
. . . . .
.
672
673
674
697
697
697
709
711
711
(B) The report of Committee No. 5 on the admission
of Latvia .......
636
of Lithuania .
.
637
of Georgia ......
639
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH PLENARY MEETING 641
Communication from the Government of Chile
641
The verification of the credentials of the new
Members
641
Announcement regarding the protocol of the Permanent Court of International Justice
641
the League:
(a) The request of Azerbaidjan for admission .
642
(b) The request of the Ukraine for admission .
642
(c) The request of Liechtenstein for admission
642
(d) The request of Albania for admission
643
Appointment of a Committee to verify the credentials of new Members
652
on the staff and organisation of the Secretariat
653
ANNEXES TO THE TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING . ...
. . . . .
.
(A) The report of Committee No. 5 on the admission
of Azerbaidjan ...
.
.664
(B) The report of Committee No. 5 on the admission
of the Ukraine .
...
.
of Liechtenstein .
.....
of Albania ......
(E) The report of Sir James Allen, Delegate of Canada,
on the staff and organisation of the Secretariat .
THE TWENTY-NINTH PLENARY MEETING
.
Communication from the Roumanian Government
as to the organisation of an international expedition to Armenia ..
Correspondence concerning the Jewish populations
in Eastern Europe .672
Discussion of the proposal of the Roumanian
Government concerning Armenia . . . .
Discussion of the report of Committee No. 4 on the
budget of the League of Nations .674
Conclusions of the Committee on the verification of
the credentials of new Members .697
ANNEXES TO THE TWENTY-NINTH MEETING ..............
(A) The report by Sir George Foster, Delegate of
Canada, and Jonkheer van Eysinga, substitute
Delegate of the Netherlands, on the budget of the
League of Nations .
....
(B) Amendments proposed by the Indian Delegation
to the report of Committee No. 4 on the Budget of
the League .....
THE THIRTIETH PLENARY MEETING . . .
The verification of the credentials of the representatives of new Members.
A declaration by the Delegation of China .
The presentation of a report on Mandates by
Committee No. 6. .........
711
712
VII
664
665
667
668
670
672
672
673
697
697
709
711
711
711
712
Depot du rapport de la Commission de l'Armenie.
727
ANNEXES AU COMPTE RENDU DE LA TREN732
TIEME STANCE ..........
Societe
dans
la
admis
des
Etats
A) Liste des delegues
732
.
..
par la premiere Assemblee .
B) Rapport de la Sous-Commission des Mandats
(transmis par la Sixieme Commission a l'As.733
....
semblee).
C) Situation en Armenie: rapport presente a l'Assemblee par la Commission speciale pour l'Armenie.............741
743
rRENTE-ET-UNIEME SEANCE PLENIERE .
Dpo6t des conclusions de la Sous-Commission du
743
typhus .....
Rapport de la Troisieme Commission sur les voeux
presentes par le Comite consultatif des juristes
.744
de la Haye ....
Rapport de la Troisieme Commission sur les traitements des membres de la Cour permanente de
747
justice internationale ....
Rapport de la Deuxieme Commission relatif a lintervention en faveur des enfants des pays eprouves par la guerre. - Motion de la delegation
748
suisse ..
Rapport de la Deuxieme Commission sur la langue
752
........
.
internationale
Rapport de la Deuxieme Commission sur l'organi754
sation du travail intellectuel ....
Communication du President concernant les amen
7.
. . .58
dements au Pacte .
Cloture de la Session: Discours de M. Hymans,
president de l'Assemblee, et allocution de
758
M. Motta, president de la Confederation suisse
ANNEXES AU COMPTERENDUDE LA TRENTE763
.
ET-UNIEME SANCE . .....
A) Vceux presentes par le Comite consultatif de
763
...
juristes de la Haye .
des
traitement
du
B) Rapport relatif a la fixation
membres de la Cour permanente de justice inter765
.....
nationale .
C) Intervention en faveur des enfants des pays
eprouves par la guerre: rapport de la Deuxieme
767
Commission ......
D) Rapport de la Deuxieme Commission relatif a la
769
langue internationale ....
E) Rapport de la Deuxieme Commission sur l'organi. 769
sation du travail intellectuel ..
The presentation of the report of the special Com727
..
mittee on Armenia ..
ANNEXES TO THE THIRTIETH MEETING 732
(A) List of the Delegates of the States admitted to the
732
..
League by the First Assembly
Mandates
on
(B) The report of the Sub-Committee
(transmitted by Committee No. 6 to the Assembly) 733
(C) The situation in Armenia: the report presented
to the Assembly by the special Committee on
...
Armenia .
THE THIRTY-FIRST PLENARY MEETING .
The presentation of the report of the Sub-Committee
..
on typhus
The report of Committee No. 3 on the recommendations submitted by the Committee of Jurists at
the Hague
The report of Committee No. 3 on the salaries of the
members of the Permanent Court of International
.747
Justice
The report of Committee No. 2 on the relief of
children in countries affected by the war:
Motion presented by the Swiss Delegation .
41
743
743
744
748
The report of Committee No. 2 on an international
.752
language ..
The report of Committee No. 2 on the organisation
of intellectual work .754
Announcement by the President concerning amend758
ments to the Covenant .
The close of the Session: speech of M. Hymans,
President of the Assembly, and address by
M. Motta, President of the Swiss Confederation. 758
ANNEXES TO THE THIRTY-FIRST MEETING 763
(A) Recommendations submitted by the Advisory
Committee of Jurists at the Hague .
(B) The report on the salaries of members of the
Permanent Court of International Justice .
763
765
(C) Intervention in favour of children in countries
affected by the war: the report of Committee No. 2 767
(D) The report of Committee No. 2 on an inter768
national language ......
(E) The report of Committee No. 2 on the organisa.69
tion of intellectual work ..
TELEGRAMME
DE
CONVOCATION TELEGRAM OF CONVOCATION
TELEGRAMME ADRESSE PAR LE PRESIDENT
WILSON AU SECRETAIRE GENERAL LE
17 JUILLET 1920, ET TRANSMIS A TOUS
LES MEMBRES DE LA SOCIETE DES NATIONS.
ADDRESSED BY PRESIDENT WILSON TO THE
SECRETARY-GENERAL ON JULY 17th, 1920,
AND FORWARDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
< En reponse a la demande du Conseil de la
Societe des Nations m'invitant a convoquer l'Assemblee de la Societe des Nations, et conformement aux dispositions de l'article 5 du Pacte de
la Societe des Nations, j'ai I'honneur de convoquer
l'Assemblee de la Societe dans la Ville de Geneve,
siege de la Societe, le quinze novembre 1920,
a onze heures >.
"At the request of the Council of the League
of Nations that I summon a Meeting of the
Assembly of the League of Nations, I have the
honour, in accordance with the provisions of
Article 5 of the Covenant of the League of
Nations, to summon an Assembly of the League
to convene in the City of Geneva, the seat of the
League, on the fifteenth day of November, 1920,
at eleven o'clock."
ORDRE DU JOUR
AGENDA
DE LA
OF THE
PREMIERE SESSION DE L'ASSEMBLEE
FIRST SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY
1. Report on Credentials of Representatives.
1. Rapport sur ,la verification des pouvoirs des Representant's.
2. Election of President.
2. Election du President.
3. Temporary adoption of provisional rules of procedure.
3. Adoption d'uin reglement interieuir provisoire.
4. Examination and adoption of agenda.
4. Examen et adoption de l'ordre du jour.
5. Nomination of Committees.
5. Nomination des commissions.
6. General Report on the Work of the Council.*
6. Rap'port general sur l'oeuvre du Conseil.*
7. Rules of Procedure.
7. RPeglement interieur.
Amendments to the Covenant.
18.
8. Amendements au Pacte.
The relations between, and respective competence of,
9.
la
So)de
1'Assemblee
et
9. Relations entre le Conseil
the Council and the Assembly of the League.
ci6ete et co'mpetence respective de ces deux organes.
10. Methode de choix et nomination idles quatre Membres 10. Method of selection and appointment of the four nonpermanent Members of the Council.
non permanents du Conseil.
This item includes the actual appointment of the four
Cet article comporte la nomination meeme des quatre
non-permanent Members of the Council.
Membres non permanents du Conseil.
11. Relations entre le;s organisations techniques, le Con- 11. Relations between the Technical Organisations and the
Council and Assembly of the League.
seil et l'Ass'elmblee de la Societe.
12. Etablissement d'une organisation: permanente d'hy- 12. The establishment of a Permanent Health Organisation.
gien;e.
13. Typhus.
13. Typhus.
14. Gontrole 'des accords relatifs a la traite des femmes 14. Supervision over the execution of agreements with
regard to the traffic in women and children.
et dies enfants.
15. Controle general de l'execution des accords relatifs 15. General supervision over the execution of agreements
with regard to the traffic in opium in accordance with
au trafic de l'opium aux termes de I'article 23 du
Article 23 of the Covenant (at the request of the
Pacte (a la requete du Gouivernement des Pays-Bas).
Government of the Netherlands).
f6. Etab'lissement d'nun organis~me permanent charge des 16. The establishment of a Permanent Organisation to deal
with Communications and Transit questions falling
questions de Communications et de Transit qui, aux
within the sphere of the League under the Treaty of
termes du Traite de Versailles, sont du ressort de la
Versailles.
Societe des Nations.
17.
Tribunal for the settlement of differences referred to
prevus
d.es
differends
17. Juridictio!n e'n vue du regl.ement
in Articles 336, 337, 376, and 386 of the Treaty of Veraux articles 336, 337, 376 et 386 du Traite de Versailsailles and in corresponding Articles of other Treaties.
les et aux articles similaires des autres Traites.
for Members of the Secretariat.
Passports
18.
Secr~tariat.
du
Membres
Ies
pour
18. Pas;seports
and Financial Organisation.
Economic
19.
et
financiere.
economique
19. Organisation
20. Demandee de l'Inde aux fins d'etre representee au 20. Claim of India to be represented on the Governing Body
of the International Labour Office.
Conseil d'Administration du Bureau international du
Travail.
*L'Assembltee a adolpte dies r.solutions suir
ont ete sdiscutes au cours des debats rtneatifs
du Coniseil : Pulblicity des seiances du Cons-eiil,
triemenit des -p!riso!nniers die guerre, institution
examiner larticle 18 du Pacte.
'Ies suje'ts suivants qlui
au Rapport swtr lI'euvre
aide a 1'Armeniie, rapad'une commission pour
- 2
*Th.e Assembly adopt.ed riesolutions .on the following 'suIbiet;s discussed during the debate on the Report on the Work, of the Council:
the ipubliciity *of ,the prooeedings o.f thie Counci'l, the assistance of Arinenia, the repatriation of prisoners of war, the establishment of a
committee to examine Article 18 of the Covenant.
21. Projet's dlaborres pour l'etablissement d'une Cour permanente de Justice internationale*.
22. Rapport presente par le Secretaire general sur l'o'rgalnisation dlu Secr;etariat.
23. Premier et second budgets de la Societe pour les
exercices se cloturant 'le 31 decembre 1920.
24. Previsio'n's budgetaires provisoires pour 1921.
25. Mode 'futur de repartition des depe'nses de la Societe.
26. Aldmission d'Etats qui nte figurent pa's dans l'annexe
au Pacte.*
27. Reductio'n; de:s armemients. Rlesoilution adoptee par la
Confierence iders Ministres d'Etat et Ministres des Affaires etrangeres du Danemark, de la Norvege et de
la Suedle.
28. Mesures preliminaires pour assurer, en ca's de necessite, i'emploi de l'arme economique de la Societe des
Nationis.
29. Marnmdats. Responsa!bilite de la Societe aux termes de
'article 22 Idu Pacte.
Entre le 15 octobre et la premiere seance de l'Assemblee, communication a etc recue des questions suivantes
destine'es a etre soumises a :l'Ass;e:mblee :
1. Dermanlde emanant du Goiuvernement Peruvien aux
fin:s -de reviser le Traite die 1883, signe entre le Chili
e't le Pe;rou.
...
E
2. Deman!de 6manaint du Go'uvernement Bolivieln aux
fins ede reviser le Traite de 1904, signe entre la Balivie et 'lieChili.
3. Demande d'admission dans la Societe des Nations
:ema:nant des Etats dont la liste suit
Albanie: demande en 'date du 12 octobre recue le 19
octobrle.
Bulgarie : demande en date du 4 novembre reue le
8 novembbre.
Autriche: demande en date du 9 novembre recue ie
12 novelmbre.
Azerbaidjan : demande en date du ler n'ovembre recue le 13 novembre.
Au cours de la session, les questions suivantes ont 6et
ajoutees a I'ordre du jour :
1. Adoption d'une lang'ue inuterna'tionale.
2. Organisation intleirn'ationale du trav:ail intellectuel.
3. Secours aux enfants dans les pays eprouves par la
gu!erre.
4. Guerre entre la Pologne et la ~Russie sovitique.
1
Cetlte question
'omprend l'examen d&er apports specilaux stur le
traitement des juges et les recommandations du Comit6 de Juristes
de La IHayfe '(Voli'r le comlpte irenid'u d-e Ila 311me seance)
*·V.oilci la lislte 'ddeis
'Etats doant Ia delmanide d'adtmission .a la Societe
a etc recue jusqu'au 15 octobre 1920 inclus, date fixee par le Reglement
piovisoire comme 6tant l'extrime lignite pour l'envoi des questions a
soumleltt're Ma
a
'prtemniere ,Assleimbi',e
Armenie
Finlande
Liechtenstein
Ukraine
Costa-Rica
Gdorgie
Lithuanie
Esthonie
Lettonie
Luxembourg
—s
21. Plans for the establishment of the Permanent Court of
International Justice.*
22. Report by the Secretary-General on the organisation of
the Secretariat.
23. The First and Second Budgets of the League covering
the period to December 31st, 1920.
24. Provisional Estimates for the 1921 Budget.
25. The future method of apportionment of the expenses
of the League.
26. Admission of States not named in the Annex to the
Covenant.**
27. Reduction of Armaments. Resolution adopted by the
Conference of Ministers of State and Ministers of Foreign
Affairs of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
28. Preparations required to enable the economic weapon
of the League to be used in case of necessity.
29. Mandates. Responsibilities of the League arising from
Article 22 of the Covenant.
Between October 15th and the meeting of the Assembly
the following questions were put forward for the consideration of the Assembly:
1. Request of the Peruvian Government for re-consideration of theTreaty between Chile and Peru of 1883.
2. Request of the Bolivian Government for re-consideration of .the Treaty between Bolivia and Chile of 1904.
3. Requests for admission to the League of Nations received from:
Albania: application dated October 12th, received October 19th.
Bulgaria: application dated November 4th, received
November 8th.
Austria:application dated November 9th, received November 12th.
Azerbaidjan: application dated November 1st, received
November 13th.
i' In the Course of the Session the following subjects were
added to the Agenda:
1. The adoption of an international language.
2. The international co-ordination of intellectual work.
3. The relief of children in countries affected by the war.
4. The war between Poland and Soviet Russia.
*Thhis item i ncluded tihe :consfideration of spoeial reports on the
salaries of the judges and the recommendations of the Committee
of Jurists at the Hague (c. f., the 31st Meeting).
**The following is ithe l.ist of States whose application for ladmission
to the League was received on or before October 15th, 1920, the date
fixed by the Provisional Rules of Procedure as the latest on which
questio;ns .shlould 'be 'fo;rwa:rded for ,consi'deratioln 'by Ithe First Assem'bly:
Armenia
Finland
Liechtenstein
Ukraine
Costa Rica
Georgia
Lithuania
Esthonia
Luxemburg
Latvia
Lv
L
LISTE DES MEMBRES
LIST OF MEMBERS
DES
OF THE
DELEGATIONS TO THE ASSEMBLY*
DELEGATIONS A L'ASSEMBLEE*
AFRIQUE DU SUD
Sir Reginald Blanken'berg (Haut-Commissaire pour
I'Union sud-africaine).
Le Tres Honorable Lord Robert Cecil, K.C.. M.P.
Secretaires *
M. Graham Botha (Se;retaire particunliier de sir
Reginald Blankenberg).
Le Colonel D. Borden Turner (Secretaireolonel
de lorld Rolert eRobert
ARGENTINE
'*
SOUTHAFRICA
Sir Reginald Blankenberg (High Commissioner for the
Union of South Africa).
The Right Hon. Lord Robert Cecil, K.C., M.P.
Secretaries :
Mr. Graham Botha (Private Secretary to Sir Reginald
Blankenberg).
D. Borden Turner (Private Secretary to Lord
Cecil).
ARGENTINE **
Son Excellence le Docteur H. Pueyrredon (Ministre
des Affaires etrangeres).
Son Excellence le Docteur M. T. de Alvear (Ministre
de la Repu'blique Argentine a Paris).
Son Excellence le Docteur Fernando Perez (Ministre
,de la Republique Argentinle a Vienne).
Secretaire general :
M. tRoberto Levillier (Conseiller die l'Ambassade
d'Argentine a Madrid).
Conseiller technique:
M. Daniel Antokolletz (Professeur de droit international a l'Unive'rsite de Bueenos-Airels).
His Excellency Dr. H. Pueyrredon (Minister of Foreign
Affaires).
His Excellency Dr. M. T. de Alvear (Argentine Minister
in Paris).
His Excellency Dr. Fernando Perez (Argentine Minister
in Vienna).
Secretary-General:
M. Roberto Levillier (Councillor of the Argentine Embassy
in Madrid).
Expert:
M. Daniel Antokoletz (Professor of International Law
at the University of Buenos-Ayres).
AUSTRALIE
AUSTRALIA
M. le Senateur Edward Davis Millen (Ministre du
Rapatriemelnt).
Conseillers techniques:
M. G. S. Knowles, O.B.E., M.A., L.L.M. (Sous-redacteur parlementaire).
M. J. R. Collins, C.M.G. (Secretaire au Ministere des
Finances).
M. P. Hunter (Directeur de 'Immigration).
M. P. L. Chevassus.
Secretaire:
M. P. A. Gourgaud (Secretaire de la Commission
de la riviere Murray).
Senator the Hon. Edward Davis Millen (Minister of
Repatriation).
Experts:
Mr. G. S. Knowles, O.B.E., M.A., L.L.M. (Assistant Parliamentary Draftsman).
Mr. J. R. Collins, C.M.G. (Secretary to the Commonwealth
Treasury).
Mr. P. Hunter (Director of Immigration).
Mr. P. L. Chevassus.
Secretary:
Mr. P. A. Gourgaud (Secretary to the River Murray Commission).
* Les suppliants inscrits sur cette liste ont le droit de si6ger
l'Assemblee en vertu de larticle -6 du Raglement interieur. Conformement a une Resolution adoptee le 16 novembre et incorporee
ensu.ite dains le !Rgllem,ent int6eriteur, dles de6legues ipleuvent designer des
suppl6ants, mais dans les Commissions seulement. On trouvera les
noms de ces derniers dans la liste des Membres des Commissions,
p. 17.
"' The substitutes included in this list are substitutes with powers
to sit in the Assembly in accordance with Article 6 of the Rules of
Procedure. Under a resolution aidopted on November 16th, and
afterwards incorporated in the Rules of Procedure, delegates may
appoint additional substitutes to sit on the Committees only. The
names of these substitutes will be found in the list of Members
of Committees on p. 17.
** Par lettre du 4 decembre 1920 adressde au President de l'AssemblWe, M. Pueyrredon a fait savoir que la d6ldgation de l'Argentine
considerait sa mission comme termin6e.
* By a letter dated December 4th, 1920, ad.dressed to the President
of the Assmbibly, Dr. Pueyrredon announced that the Argentine Delegation considered its mission as at an end.
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BELGIQUE
Son Excellence M. Paul Hymans (Ancien Ministre
des Affaires etrangeres, Ministre d'Etat, Representant ide la Belgique au Conseil de la Societe des
Nations).
M. P. Poullet (Ancien President et Membre de la
Chambre des Representants).
M. H. Lafontaine (Senateur, president de l'Union des
Associations internationales, Vice-president du
Senat).
M. J. Hostie.
Secretaire g6neral:
M. J. Melot (Ministre plenipotentiaire).
Secretaire-archiviste :
M. G. PlIetinckx.
BELGIUM
His Excellency M. Paul Hymans (Former Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Minister of State, Representative of
Belgium on the Council of the League of Nations).
M. P. Poullet (Former President and Member of the
House of Representatives).
M. H. Lafontaine (Senator, President of the Union of
International Associations, Vice-President of the
Senate).
Expert:
M. J. Hostie.
Secretary-General:
M. J. Melot (Minister Plenipotentiary).
Recording Secretary:
M. G. Pletinckx.
BOLIVIE
BOLIVIA
M. Felix A. Aramiayo.
M. Flo'rian Zamlbrana.
M. Franz Tamayo.
M. Demetrio Canelas.
Secretariat:
M. Jose Espada Aguirre (Secr6taire).
M. Juan Ramon Rivero (Attache).
M. Antenor Patino (Attache).
M. Felix A. Aramayo.
M. Florian Zambrana.
M. Franz Tamayo.
Expert:
M. Demetrio Canelas.
Secretariat:
M. Jose Espada Aguirre (Secretary).
M. Juan Ramon Rivero (Attache).
M, Antenor Patino (Attache).
BRESIL
Son Excellence M. Rodrigo Octavio (Sous-Secretaire
d'Etat aux Affaires 6trange'res).
Son Excellence M. Gastao da Cunha (Ambassadeur
du Bresil a Paris, Repr6sentant du Bresil au Conseil de la Societe des Nations).
Son Excellence M. Raoul Fernandes (D6pute a la
Cha'mbre federale, ancien Plenipotentiaire a la
Co'nference de la Paix).
Secretaires:
Le Docteur Fernando Mendes de Almeida, Jr. (Ancien attache a la Delegation du Bresil a la Co nference de la Paix, Secretaire de la Delegation du
Bresil a la Commission des Reparations).
M. Pedro de Morales Barros (Premier Secr6taire de
la Legation du Br6sil a Berne).
M. Alvaro da Cunha (Consul du Br6sil a Boulognesur-Mer).
Conseiller technique :
M. J. Barboza Carneiro (Attache commercial a l'Ambassade du Brlesil a Londres).
EMPIRE BRITANNIQUE
Le Tres Honorable A. J. Balfour, O.M., M.P. (President du Co!nseil prive).
Le Tres Holnorable H. A. L. Fisher, M.P. (Ministre
de l'Instructio'n p'ublique).
Le Tres Hon oralble G.. N. Barnes, M.P.
M. B. Blackett, C.B.
Le Docteur G. S. Buchanan, C.B.
Sir M. Delevingne, K.C.B.
Sir Cecil Hurst, K.C.B., K.C.
BRAZIL
His Excellency M. Rodrigo Octavio (Under-Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs).
His Excellency M. Gastao da Cunha (Brazilian Ambassador in Paris, Representative of Brazil on the Council of the League of Nations.)
His Excellency M. Raoul Fernandes (Member of the
Federal House of Representatives, Former Plenipotentiary to the Peace Conference).
Secretaries:
Dr. Fernando Mendes de Almeida, Jr. (Former Attache
to the Brazilian Delegation to the Peace Conference,
Secretary to the Brazilian Delegation to the Reparations Commission).
M. Pedro de Moraes Barros (First Secretary of the Brazilian
Legation in Berne).
M. Alvaro da Cunha (Brazilian Consul at Boulogne-surMer).
Expert:
M. J. Barboza Carneiro (Commercial Attache to the
Brazilian Embassy in London).
BRITISH EMPIRE
The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, O.M., M.P. (Lord President of the Council).
The Right Hon. H. A. L. Fisher, M.P. (Minister of Education).
The Right Hn. G. N. Barnes, M.P.
Experts:
Mr. B. Blackett, C.B.
Dr. G. S. Buchanan, C.B.
Sir M. Delevingne, K.C.B.
Sir Cecil Hurst, K.C.B., K.C.
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EMPIRE BRITANNIQUE (suite)
BRITISH EMPIRE (continued)
Sir H. Lambert, K.C.M.G., C.B.
Brigadier-Glneral H. O. Mance, C.B., C.M.G, D.S.O.
Sir H. Llewellyin-Smith, G.C.B.
Secretaires
Brigadier-Ge'neral S. H. Wilson, C.B., C.M.G. (Secretaire de la D6elgation).
M. G. S. Spicer, C.B. (Secretaire de M. Balfour).
Sir H. Lambert, K.C.M.G., C.B.
Brigadier-General H. O. Mance, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.
Sir H. Llewellyn-Smith, G.C.B.
Secretaries:
Brigadier-General S. H. Wilson, C.B., C.M.G. (Secretary
to the British Delegation).
Mr. G. S. Spicer, C.B. (Assistant to Mr. Balfour).
CANADA
ANDCANADA
George E. Foster, G.C.M.G.,
sir
Le Tres Honorable
M.P. (Ministre du Commerce).
Le Tres H-on-oraable iCharl~es Joseph D~oherty, K. C.,
M. P. (Ministre de la Justice et Procureur gene'ral).
PrsiRowell (Ancien PresiNewton Wesley Rowell
L'Honorable
orable Newton
L' on
priv6).
prive') du Conseil
dent du GCnlse6ild'~en-~t
.t .. ~
Conseiller technique
urii
Conseiller
Christie
C
oring
M. Loring' C. Christie (Conseiller juridique
au
Departe~ment des Affaires etrangeres).
The Right Hon. Sir George E. Foster, G.C.M.G., M.P.
(Minister of Trade and Commerce),
The Right Hon. Charles Joseph Doherty, K.C., M.P.,
(Minister of Justice and Attorney-General).President of
Council)Wesley Rowell (Former
The Hon. Newton
the Privy Council).
Expert:
Expert:
Mr. Loring C. Christie (Legal Adviser, Department of
xerna
Secretaries:
C. H. Payne (Secretary to Sir George Foster and to
et |
.Mr.
e(SceardesrGogFtairesose:
MSecreH
the Delegation).
M. C. H. Payne (Secretaire de sir George Foster et
Secrietaire de la Delegation).
Private Secretaries:
Secr'taires
Secretaires particuliers
particuliers · :
)
[
Mr. P. T. Ahern (Secretary to Mr. Doherty).
T. Ahern (Secretary to Mr. Doherty).
M. P. T. Ahern (Secretaire de M. Doherty)..
Mr. H. D. Robertson (Secretary to Mr. Rowell).
1M. H. D. Rober~tson (Secr~taire de M. Rowela).
CHILE
CHILI
His Excellency M. Antonio Huneeus Gana (Envoy
Son Excellence M. Antonio Huneeus Gana (Envoye
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Former
ancien
plenipotentiaire,
extraordinaire et Ministre
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Former Minister of Justice
Ministre des Aifaires 6tranlgeries, Ancien Ministre
and Education, Former Member of the Chamber of
die la Jus;tice eit de l'Instruction publique, ancien
Deputies).
Depute).
His Excellency M. Manuel Rivas-Vicuna (Envoy ExtraorSon Excellence M. Manuel Rivas-Vicuna (Envoye6
dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Former State
extraordintaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire, ancien
Councillor, Former Prime Minister and Minister of
dels
Conseil
du
'P!residient
a~ncien
dl'Etat,
Conseiller
Finance, Former Member of the Chamber of Deputies).
ancien
Finances,
des
Ministrie
-ancien
lMi~nistr~es et
Depute).
Experts:
Experts
Conseillers techniques
His Excellency M. Francisco Subercasceaux (Minister
(MinisSuberaseaux
Franiso
M
llene
SConseillxers
Son Excellence M. Francisco Subercasceaux (MinisResident, Former Governor of Santiago.)
|
tre lResident, ex-Initendant de Santiago).
Elias Errazuris (Former Charge d'Affaires for Chile in
d'faires du
ChadrgaaM.
(Anien
e
M.rlias Errazuriz
M. Elias
(Ancen
iErrazuriz
Charge dAffairBrussels).
at Bruxelles).
Chili
Carlos Huidobro.
M.Brussels).
Huidoxlb.
M.Carlos
Antonio Huneeus Valdes.
H*.Tdoibr
M. o.Carlos
M. Francisco Walker
M. Antonio Huneeus Valds.
M. Francisco Walker.
'M.
CHINE
Son Excellence M. Vikyuin Wellington Koo (Envoye
extraordinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire de Chine
a Washington, recemmenit nomrme Ministre de
Chiine a Londres).
Son Excelllence M. Tang Tsai-Fou (Envoye extraordinaire et Ministre pIlenipotentiaire de Chine a La
Hay.e).
Son Excellence M. Sun-Tchou Wei (Ministre de
Chine a Bruxelles).
Secretariat gen'er al :
M. Yo Tsao-Yeu (Conseiller au Ministebre de:s Affaires etrangeres a Pekin, Charge d'Affaires de; Chine
a P'aris, Secr;taire general).
Le Docteur W. P. Wei (Secretaire de deuxieme
classe de la Legation de Chine a Londres, Secretaire general adjoint).
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CHINA
His Excellency M. Vikyuin Wellington Koo (Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of China
in Washington, and recently appointed Chinese Minister
in London).
His Excellency M. Tang Tsai-Fou (Envoy Extraordinary
and Chinese Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague).
His Excellency M. Sun-Tchou Wei (Chinese Minister in
Brussels).
General Secretariat
M. Yo Tsao-Yeu (Councillor of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs in Pekin, Charge d'Affaires in Paris, SecretaryGeneral).
Dr. W. P. Wei (Second Secretary of the Chinese Legation
in London, Deputy-Secretary-General).
CHINE (suite)
CHINA (continued)
M. Tsiaoling C. L. Song (Secretaire de deuxieme
classe de la Legation de, Chine a Berne, Secretaire
general adljoint).
M. Tsiaoling C. L. Song (Second Secretary of the Chinese
Legation in Berne, Deputy Secretary-General).
Le Major-General S. T. Liang (Delegue militaire,
charg6 een .miemme temps des questions navales).
Le Commandant-Major Ou Tsing (Delegu6 militaire
adijoint, charge en meme temps des questions
aeriennles).
M. Eugene Chen.
Le Docteur Tcheou Wei (Secretaire adjoint au Ministere des Affaires etrangeres a Pkin).
Le Docteur M. T. Z. Tyau (Prolfesseur de droit international au College de Tsinghua, Pekkin).
Secretaires:
M. N. C. Yang (Ancien Secretaire de la delegation
chinoise a l.a Conference de la Paix).
M. T. L. Sun (Troisieme Secretaire de la Legation
de Chine a Losndres).
Le Docteur Hoo Chi-Tsai (Ancien Secretaire adjoirnt
de la Delegation chinoise a la Conif'renice de la
Paix).
M. Wunsz King (Anlcien Secretaire adjoint de la Delegation chinoise a la Coonf
erence
de la Paix).
M. C. Chao (Ancien, Secrltaire aldjoint de la Delegation chi'noisle a la Conference de la Paix).
M. T. F. Soong (Pro!fesseur a l'Universite de Pekin).
M. S. G. Cheng (Attach6e au Ministere de la Marine
a P6kin).
Experts:
Major-General S. T. Liang (Military Expert; also in charge
of naval matters).
Commandant Major Ou Tsing (Assistant Military Expert;
also in charge of aerial matters).
COLOMBIE
COLOMBIA
Son' Excellence le Docteur Francisco Jose Urrutia
(Envoye extraordinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire
aBerne et a Madrid).
Le Docteur Antonio Jos
estrepo (AvocatConsei
de la Le'gation de Colombie a Berne).
Secretaire :
M. A. M. Cespedes.
M. Eugene Chen.
Dr. Tcheou Wei (Assistant Secretary to the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs in Pekin).
Dr. M. T. Z. Tyau (Professor of International Law at
Tsinghua College, Pekin).
Secretaries:
M. N. C. Yang (Former Secretary to the Chinese Delegation to the Peace Conference).
M. T. L. Sun (Third Secretary of the Chinese Legation in
London).
Dr. Hoo Chi-Tsai (Former Assistant Secretary to the
Chinese Delegation to the Peace Conference).
M. Wunsz King (Former Assistant Secretary to the
Chinese Delegation to the Peace Conference).
M. C. Chao(Former Assistant Secretary to the Chinese
Delegation to the Peace Conference).
M. T. F. Soong (Professor at the University of Pekin).
M. S. G. Cheng (Attache to the Ministry of Naval Affairs).
His Excellency Dr. Francisco Jose Urrutia (Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in
Berne and Madrid).
Antonio Jos Restrepo (Attorney Councillor of the
Colombian Legation in Berne).
Secretary:
M. A. M. Cespedes.
CUBA
CUBA
Son Excellence le Doctleur Aristides de Aguero y Bethancourt (Envoye extraordinaire, Ministre pleni:potentiaire a Berlin).
Son Excellence IIe Docteur Rafael Mlarti'nez Ortiz
(Envoye extraordinaire, Ministre plenipotentiaire
a Paris).
Son Excellence le Docteur Ezequiel Garcia Ensenat
(Envoye6 extraordinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire
a Rome).
His Excellency Dr. Aristides de Aguero y Bethancourt (Envoy Extraordinary, Minister Plenipotentiary in Berlin).
His Excellency Dr. Rafael Martinez Ortiz (Envoy
Extraordinary, Minister Plenipotentiary in Paris).
Suppleant:
Son Excelleince le Docteur Miguel Anigel Campa
(Envoye extraordinaire et Ministre pleniplotentiaire
a Tokio).
Conseiller technique :
M. Alberto O'Farrill (Attach6e d'Ambassade).
Secretaires adijoints :
M. Alejandro Odero y Garcia.
M. Orlando Ferrer (Chancelier).
Substitute:
His Excellency Dr. Miguel Angel Campa (Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Tokio).
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His Excellency Dr. Ezequiel Garcia Ensenat (Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Rome).
Expert:
M. Alberto O'Farrill (Attache of Embassy).
Assistant Secretaries:
M. Alejandro Odero y Garcia.
M. Orlando Ferrer (Chancellor).
DENMARK
DANEMARK
His Excellency M. Herluf Zahle (Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary of H.M. the King of
Denmark in Stockholm).
M. L. Moltesen (Ph.D., Member of Parliament).
Son Excellence M. Herluf Zahle (Envoye extraordinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire de S. M. le roi de
Danemark a Stockholm).
M. L. Moltesen (Docteur en plhilosophie, MIembre du
Parlement danois).
M. P. R. Munch (Docteur en philosophie, ancien Ministre de la Defense inationale, Membre du Parlement).
Suppleants:
M. A. de Oldlenburg (Ministre a Berne et a Rome).
Le Comte Bent Holstein (Depute).
M. J. Borgbijaerg (Depute).
Substitutes :
M. A. de Oldenburg (Minister in Berne and Rome).
Count Bent Holstein (Deputy).
M. J. Borgbjaerg (Deputy).
Conseillers techniques
M. M. Jonsson (Professeur de droit a l'Universite de
Reykjavik).
M. G. Cohn (Chef de Sectioln anu Ministere des
Affaires 6trangeres).
Mile Henni Forchhammer (Presidiente du Conseil National des Femmes danoises, Vice-Presidente du
Conseil international dies Femmes).*
Secretaires :
Le Docteur L. T. Krabbe.
M. . H. Mueller.
Experts
M. M.. Jonsson (Professor of Law at the University of
Reykjavik.)
M. G. Cohn (Head of Department at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs).
Miss Henni Forchhammer (President of the National
Council of Danish Women, Vice-President of the
International Council of Women).*
Secretaries:
Dr. L. T. Krabbe.
M. L. H. Mueller.
M. P. R. Munch (Ph.D. Former Minister of National
Defence, Member of Parliament).
ESPAGNE
SPAIN
Soin Excellence le 'Marquis ,de Lema (Minisit;re des
Affaires Etrangeres).
Son Excellence M. Quinones de Leon (Ambassadeur
d'Espagne a Paris, Representant de l'Espagne au
Conseil de la Societe des Nations).
Son Excellence M. Emilio de Palacios (Envoye extraordinaire et Ministre plenipote ntiaire, Sous-Secretaire d'Etat au iMiniistere des Affaires etrangeres).
Suppleants:
M. Jos6 Yanguafs Messia (Professeur de droit intertat
deMadrid).de
national a l'Universiit6
M. Jose Gil Delegado (Ministre sans portefeuille).
His Excellency the Marquis de Lema (Minister of Foreign
Affairs).
His Excellency M. Quinones de Leon (Ambassador in
Paris, Representative of Spain on the Council of the
League of Nations).
His Excellency M. Emilio de Palacios (Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Envoy Extraordinary
a'd Minister Plenipotentiary.)
Substitutes:
M. Jose Yanguas Messia (Professor of International Law
the University of Madrid).
M. Jose Gil Delegado (Minister without portfolio).
Experts
M. Botella.
Col. J. G. Benitez.
Conseillers techniques :
M. Botella.
Col. J, G. Benitez.
Secretaires :
Huerta
d'Ambassade).
uerta (SecrtaireM.
M. de
M. Luis Alvarez Estrada.
M. Ortega.
M. Sanchez.
Secretaries:
(Secrettaire
de la
M. Luis Alvarez Estrada.
M. Ortega.
M. Sanchez.
FRANCE
FRANCE
Son Excellence M. Leon Bourgeois (President du Senat, Representanlt de la Republique Francaise au
Conseil de la Societe des Nations).
Son Excellence M. Rene Viviani (Depute, ancien President du Conseil).
Son Excellence M. Gabriel Hanotaux (Membre de
l'Academie Francaise, ancien Ministre des Affaires
6tra'ngerles).
His Excellency M. Leon Bourgeois (President of the
Senate, French Representative on the Council of the
League of Nations).
His Excellency M. Rene Viviani (Member of the Chamber
iof Deputies, Former Prime Minister).
His Excellency M. Gabriel Hanotaux (Member of the
French Academy, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs).
* Mile Forchhammer a dte autorisde, en vertu de pouvoirs reguliers,
a .pariler devlanlt il'!Assemblie die 'la question de ilia triaitle dles if.emimes et
dies .enf.anits.
* Miss Forchhammer was authorised by special credentials to
address the Assembly on the question of the traffic in women and
chiildren.
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FRANCE (suite)
FRANCE (continued)
General Secretariat:
M. Jean Gout (Minister Plenipotentiary, Head of the
Department of the League of Nations at the French
Foreign Office, Secretary-General).
Secretariat genral
M. Jean Gout (Ministre plenipotentiaire de Ire classe,
Chef du Service frangais de la Soci6te des Nations
au Ministere des Affaires etrangeres, Secretaire
g:enral).
M. Clinchant (Conseiller d'Amibassade a Berne, Secretaire general adjoint).
Le Comte Clauzel (Co-nsseiller d'Ambassade, Chef de
,section au Service francais de la Societe des Nations au Ministere des Affaires etrangeres, Secr6taire gen6ral adjoint).
M. Jean Hennessy (Depute)
M. Henri Fromageot (Membre de la Cour permanente d'Arbitrage, Jurisconsulte du Ministere des
Affaires Etrangeres).
M. le Professeur Louis Aubert (Agrege de l'Universit6).
M. Jean Reveillaudi (Conseiller de la Prefecture de
la Seine).
M. Siegfried (Chef de section au Service francais de
la Societe des Nations).
M. Wiest (Sous-chef de section au Service francais
ide la Societe6 des Nations).
Secretaires :
Mile Milliard (Sous-chef de section au Service franDais !dle la Societe des Nations, Agregee de 1'Universite).
M. de la Baume (Secr6taire d'Ambassade de
deuxieme classe).
Mile Guillaume (Secrletaire-reidacteur au Service
francais de la Societe des Nations).
M. Pavet ide Courteilles (Secr6taire-redacteur au
Service frangais de la Societe des Nationis).
M. Clinchant (Councillor of Embassy in Berne, AssistantSecretary-General).
Count Clauzel (Councillor of Embassy, Head of Section,
Department of the League of Nations at the French
Foreign Office, Assistant Secretary-General).
Experts:
M.. Jean Hennessy (Member of the Chamber of Deputies).
M. Henri Fromageot (Member of the Permanent Court
of Arbitration, Legal Adviser to the Department of
Foreign Affairs).
Professor Louis Aubert (Fellow of the University).
M. Jean Reveillaud (Councillor of the Prefecture of the
Seine).
M. Siegfried (Head of Section, French Foreign Office,
Department of the League of Nations).
M. West (Deputy Head of Section, French Foreign Office,
Secretaries :
Mlle Milliard (Deputy Head of Section, Department of
the League of' Nations at the French Foreign Office,
Fellow of the University.)
M. de la Baume (Secretary of Embassy).
Mlle. Guillaume (Secretary, French Foreign Office,
M. Pavet de Courteilles (Secretary, French Foreign
Office, Department of the League of Nations.)
GREECE *
I
GRECE"
Son Excellence M. Nicolas Politis (Ministre des Affaires etrangeres).
Son Excellence M. Michel Kebedgy (Ministre a
Berne).
Son Excellence M. Demetrius Caclamanos (Ministre
a Londres).
de
a-Prague, Ancien MiM. Panas (Ministr dGr6ce
nistre des Affaires etrangere's).
Conseiller technique
M. A. F. Frangulis (Docteur en droit).
Secretaire :
M. Raphael Raphael (Chef de Cabinet du Ministre
des Affaires etrangeres).
His Excellency M. Nicolas Politis (Minister of Foreign
Affairs).
His Excellency M. Michel Kebedgy (Minister in Berne).
His Excellency M. Demetrius Caclamanos (Minister in
London).
M. Panas (Minister in Prague, Former Minister for
Foreign Affairs).
Expert
M. A. F. Frangulis (Doctor of Laws).
Secretary:
M. Raphael Raphael (First Secretary of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs).
GUATEMALA
GUATEMALA
Son Excellence M. Manuel Valladares (Ministre de
Guatemala a Paris, ancien Vice-President de la
Chambre des Rle;pr esentants).
Son Excellence le Docteur Manuel Arroyo (Ministre
a Londres).
M. Julio Herrera (Agent confidentiel du Gouvernement de Guatemala a Paris).
Secretaire:
M. Manuel Vallalderas y Aycinlerra.
His Excellency M. Manuel Valladares (Minister in Paris,
Former Vice-President of the Chamber of Representatives).
His Excellency Dr. Manuel Arroyo (Minister in
London).
M. Julio Herrera (Confidential Agent of the Government of Guatemala in Paris).
Secretary:
M. Manuel Valladares y Aycinerra.
· M. Caclamanos a 6t6 remplac6 par M. Panas, Ministre de Grece
a Prague, ancien Ministre des Affaires dtrangeres, a partir du
7 decembre 1920.
* M. Caclamanos was from December 7th replaced by M. Panas,
Minister of Greece at Prague, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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HAITI
HAITI
M. Tertullien Guilbaud (Envoy6 extraordinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire a Paris).
M. Auguste Bonamy (President de la Cour d'Appel).
M. Fredie'ric Doret (Ingenieur civil des Mines).
M. Tertullien Guilbaud (Envoy Extraordinary, Minister Plenipotentiary in Paris).
M. Auguste Bonamy (President of the Court of Appeal).
M. Frederic Doret (Mining Engineer).
INDE
INDIA
Sir William S. Meyer, G.C.I.E., K.C.S.I. (Haut-Commissaire dies Indes).
Son Altesse le Mahjaraja Jam Shri Ranjitsinhji
Viblhai, G.B.E., K.C.S.I. (Prince reginant de Nawanagar).
Sir Saiyd Ali lman, K.C.S.I. (Prlesidient diu Conseil
des Ministres de l'Etat de Hyderaibald, Ancien
Membre du Clonsieil Executiif des Pirovinrces de
Behar et Orissa).
Conlseilleirs techniques :
Le Capitaine ,de fregate C. B. Fry (Conseiller adjoint
die S. A. le Mlaharaja de Nawanaigar).
Le Lieuteinant-Colonel H. W. Berthon (Conseiller
politique de S. A. le Maharaja de Nawanagar).
Secretaire:
M. P. B. Junnarkar (Secretaire adjoint de S. A. le
Maharaja de Nawanagar).
Experts:
Commander C. B. Fry (Personal Assistant of H.H. the
Maharajah of Nawanagar).
Lt-Colonel H. W. Berthon (Political Assistant to H.H.
the Maharajah of Nawanagar).
Secretary:
Mr. P.B. Junnarkar(Private Secretary to H.H. the Maharajah of Nawanagar).
ITALIE*
ITALY *
Son Excellence AM. Tittoni (President du Senat,
Ministre d'Etat, Ambassadeur).
Son Excellence M. Enrico de Nicola (President de
la Chambre des Deputes).
Son Excellence M. Ivanoe Bonomi (Ministre de la
Guerre, Depute).
Suppl6ants:
M. Carlo Schanzer (Senateur, Vice-President du
Conseil d'Etat, Ancien Ministre).
M. Bolrtolo Belotti (Depute, Ancien Sous-Secretaire
d'Etat).
M. Maggiorino Ferraris (Senateur, Ancien Ministre).
M. Arturo Ricci Busatti (Envoye extraordinaire et
Ministre pleni~potentiaire).
M. Icilio Rossi F:ortunati (Inspectieur g6eneral dnu
Tresor).
M. Luigi del'la Torre (Senateur).
M. F. E. Balzarotti.
Secretaire general :
M. Emilio Pagliano (Conseiller d'Ambassade).
Secretaires :
M. Tolmtnaso B'ertele (Secretaire d'Amibassadei).
Le Comte Vittorio Rovasenda di Rovasenda (Attach6
Consulaire).
M. Enrico Anzilotti.
His Excellency M. Tommaso Tittoni (President of the
Senate, Minister of State, Ambassador).
His Excellency M. Enrico de Nicola (President of the
Chamber of Deputies).
His Excellency M. Ivanoe Bonomi (Minister of War,
Member of the Chamber of Deputies).
Substitutes:
M. Carlo Schanzer (Senator, Vice-President of the
Council of State, Former Minister).
M. Bortolo Belotti (Member of the Chamber of Deputies,
Former Under-Secretary of State).
M. Maggiorino Ferraris (Senator, Former Minister).
Experts:
M. Arturo Ricci Busatti (Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary).
M. Icilio Rossi Fortunati (Inspector-General of the
Treasury).
M. Luigi della Torre (Senator).
M. F. E. Balzarotti.
Secretary-General:
M. Emilio Pagliano (Councillor of Embassy).
Secretaries:
M. Tommaso Bertele (Secretary of Embassy).
Count Vittorio Rovasenda di Rovasenda (Consular
Attache).
M. Enrico Anzilotti.
JAPON
JAPAN
Sir William S. Meyer, G.C.I.E., K.C.S.I. (High Commissioner for India).
HisHighnesstheMaharajahJamShri RanjitsinhjiVibhaji,
G.B.E., K.C.S.I. (MaharajahJam Saheb of Nawanagar).
Sir Saiyid Ali Imam, K.C.S.I. (Prime Minister of the
State of Hyderabad, Former Member of the Executive Council of the Province of Behar and Orissa).
Son Excellence le Baron G. Hayashi (Ambassadeur
du Japon a Londres).
Son Excelle'nce le Vicomte K. Ishii (Armbass;adeur du
Japon a Paris, ancien Milnistre des Affifaires etran,geres).
Son Excellence le Baron T. Megata (Membre de la
Chambre des Pairs).
* Par lettre du 28 novembre 1920 adressee au President de l'Assemblee, M. Tittoni a fait savoir que devant partir pour l'Italie, il
avait designe M. Maggiorino Ferraris, Senateur, comme suppldant.
His Excellency Baron G. Hayashi (Japanese Ambassador
in London).
His Excellency Viscount K. Ishii (Japanese Ambassador
in Paris, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs).
His Excellency Baron T. Megata (Member of House of
Lords).
: By a letter dated November 28th addressed to the President of
the Assembly, M. Tittoni announced that before leaving for Italy he
had appointed M. Maggiorino Ferraris, Senator, as substitute.
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JAPON (suite)
Suppleants:
.M. M. Adatci (Ministre du Ja:pon a Bruxelles).
M. H. Nagaoka (Conseiller de l'Aimibassade du Japon
a Paris).
M. Mori (Delegu6 a la Commission des Reparations).
Le Major-General Watanabe (Attache militaire a
l'Ambassade du Japon a Paris).
Le Capitaine Ide fr!egate Osumi (Attache naval a
l'Ambassa'de du Japoin a Paris).
Le Lieutenantt-coloinel Sugiy!ama.
M. T. Sekiba (Delegue adjoint a la Commission des
Rleparations).
M. S. Miyake (Conseiller au Ministere de la Justice).
Secretaires:
Le Vicomte Mushakoji (Secritaire d'Ambassade).
M. Saito (Secr'taire d'Amibassade).
M. Ashida (Secretaire d'Ambassade).
M. Tsubokami (Secretaire d'Ambassade).
M. Yano (Secretaire d'Ambassaide).
M. Kuriyama (Secretaire d'Amibassade).
M. Tani (Secretaire d'Am'bassade).
M. Saaa
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JAPAN (continued)
Substitutes:
M. M. Adatci (Japanese Minister in Brussels).
M. H. Nagaoka (Councillor of the Japanese Embassy
in Paris).
Experts:
M. Mori (Delegate to the Reparations Commission).
Major-General Watanabe (Military Attache to the
Japanese Embassy in Paris).
Commander Osumi (Naval Attache to the Japanese
Embassy in Paris).
Lt-Colonel Sugiyama.
M. T. Sekiba (Assistant Delegate to the Reparations
Commission).
M. S. Miyake (Adviser to the Department of Justice).
Secretaries:
Viscount Mushakoji (Secretary of Embassy).
M. Saito (Secretary of Embassy).
M. Ashida (Secretary of Embassy).
M. Tsubokami (Secretary of Embassy).
M. Yano (Secretary of Embassy).
M. Kuriyama (Secretary of Embassy).
'M.Tani (Secretary of Embassy).
Sawada (Setaire
cretary of Embassy).
LIBERIA
LIBERIA
Le Baron R. A. L. Lehmann (Charge, d'Affaires a
Paris).
Suppleant :
M. N. Ooms (Secretaire Chancelier de Legation).
Baron R. A. L. Lehmann (Charge d'Affaires in Paris).
Substitute:
M. N. Ooms (First Secretary of Legation).
NICARAiGUA
N ICARAGUA
M. Carlos A. Villanueva (Charge d'Affaires a Paris).
M. Carlos A. Villanueva (Charge d'Affaires in Paris).
NORVEGE
NORWAY
Le Docteur F. Hagerup (Ancien President du Conseil
des Ministres, Envoye extraordinaire et Ministre
ple!nipotentiaire de Norvege a Stockholm).
M. O. Blehr (Ancien President du Conseil des Ministres, Prefet de Christiania).
'
Dr. F. Hagerup (Former Prime Minister, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Stockholm).
M. 0. Blehr (Former Prime Minister, Governor of Kristiania).
Le Docteur Fridtjof Nansen (P'rofesseur a l'Univerisit6e de Christiana).
Suppleants:
Le Docteur Chr. L. Lange (Secretaire gen;eral de
l'Union interparlementaire).
Le Doctelur Mikael H. Lie (Professeur a l'Universite
de Christiania).
Mlle Dr. Kristine Bonnevie (Professeur a l'Universite
de Christiania).
M. J. Oeksneavad (Attache technique a la Legation
de Norvege a Paris).
Secretaire:
M. Gustav Smedal (Secretaire au Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres).
Dr. Fridtjof Nansen (Professor at the University of
Kristiania).
Substitutes:
Dr. Chr. L. Lange (Secretary-General of the InterParliamentary Union).
Dr. Mikael H. Lie (Professor at the University of Kristiania).
Mne Dr. Kristine Bonnevie (Professor at the University
of Kristiania).
Expert:
M.J. Oeksnevad (Technical Attache to the Norwegian
Legation in Paris).
Secretary:
M. Gustav Smedal (Secretary of the Norwegian Foreign
Office).
NOUVELLE-ZELANDE
NEW ZEALAND
Le Colonel Sir James Allen, K.C.B. (Haut-Commissaire de la Nouvelle-Zelande).
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Colonel the Hon. Sir James Allen, K.C.B. (High Commissioner of New Zealand).
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PANAMA
PANAMA
His Excellency M. Narciso Garay (Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Former Secretary for Foreign Affairs).
His Excellency Dr. Harmodio Arias (Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Member of the
Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague).
Son Excellence M. Narciso Garay (Envoy6 extraordinaire et Ministre plenipoltentiaire, Ancien Secretaire des Affaires etrangeres).
Son Excellence le Docteur Harmodio Arias (envoye extraordinaire et Ministre pleniipotentiaire,
Membre ide la Cour Permanaente d'Arbitragee de La
Haye).
PARAGUAY
PARAGUAY
Son Excellence le Docteur Hector Velazquez (Envoye extraordinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire du
Paraguay).
PAYS-BAS
His Excellency Dr. Hector Velazquez (Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Paraguay).
Son Excellence le Jonkheer H. A. van Karnebeek
(Ministre des Afifaires etranigere's).
Son Excellence le Jonkheetr J. Louldo'n (Envoyi extrao'rdinaire et IMinistre pilen'ipotentiairle a Paris,
ancien Ministre des Affaires etrangeres).
Son Excellence M. D. Fock (nomim6 Gouverneur
general des Indes Neerlandaises, ancien Ministre
des Colonies).
His Excellency Jonkheer H. A. van Karnebeek (Minister
of Foreign Affairs).
His Excellency Jonkheer J. Loudon (Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Paris, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs).
His Excellency M. D. Fock (appointed Governor-General
of the Dutch Indies, Former Minister of Colonies).
Suppleants
M. A. A. H. Struycken (Membre du Conseil d'Etat,
Membre de la Cour permanente d'Arbitrage).
M. B. C. J. Loder (Membre de la Cour de Cassation
a La Haye).
Le Jonkheer W. J. M. Van Eysiniga (Professeur de
droit a l'Universite de Leyde).
Substitutes:
M. A.A. H. Struycken (Member of the Council of State,
Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration).
M. B. C. J. Loder (Member of the Supreme Court at
The Hague).
Jonkheer W. J. M. van Eysinga (Professor of Law at
the University of Leyden).
Conseillers teclhniques :
M. Francois (Professeur de droit international a
l'Universite de Rotterdam, sous-directeur au Ministere des Affaires dtrangeres).
M. Nederbragt (Directeur au Ministere des Affaires
etrangeres).
Experts :
M. Francois (Professor of International Law at the
University of Rotterdam, Deputy Director at the
Foreign Office).
M. Nederbragt (Director at the Foreign Office).
Secretaires:
M. Schmolck (Conseiller de Legation).
Le Jonkheer van Haersma de With (Conseiller de
Legation).
M. Schuller tot Peursum (Attache de Legation).
Mmie Kluyver (Chef de bureau au Ministere des Affaires 6trangeres).
Mlle van Doesburgh (Secretaire adjointe).
Secretary:
M. Schmolck (Councillor of Legation).
Jonkheer van Haersma de With (Councillor of Legation).
PEROU*
PERU *
NETHERLANDS
M. Schuller tot Peursum (Attache of Legation).
Mme Kluyver (Head of Department at the Foreign
Office).
Mile van Doesburgh (Assistant Secretary).
M. Mariano H. Cornejo. (Envoy
His Excellency
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary).
Son Excellence le Docteur Mariano H. Cornejo
(Envoye extraordinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire).
Son Excellence' M. Eleodoro Rormero. (Ancien Ministre de la Justice, ancien Doyen, de la Facultd de
Droit et du College d'Avocats de Lima).
Son Excellence M. Anselmo V. Barreto. (Envoy6
extraolrdinaire et Ministre ,pldenipotentiaire a Madrid).
Son Excellence M. Francisco Garcia Calderon (Envoy6 extraordinaire et Ministre ple6nipotentiaire
a Bruxelles).
His Excellency M. Francisco Garcia Calderon (Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in
Brussels).
Secretary:
M. E. Castro Y. Oyanguren.
Secretaire:
M. E. Castro Y. Oyanguren.
* Son Excellence M. Cornejo a quitte l'Assemblde
et a ete remplac6 par M. Calderon.
His Excellency M. Eleodoro Romero (Former Minister
of Justice, Former Dean of the Law Faculty of
Lima).
His Excellency M. Anselmo V. Barreto (Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Madrid).
le 3 decembre
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*His Excellency M. Cornejo left the Assembly on December 3rd
and was replaced by M. Calderon.
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PERSE
PERSIA
Son Altesse le 'Prince Arfa-ed-Dowleh (Ancien Ministre de la Justice et ancien Ambassadeur).
Son Excellence l'E'mir Zoka-ed-Dowleh (Envoyd
extraordinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire a Berne).
Secretaires :
M. Habibollah Khan iChahab (Secretaire de la Legation a Berne).
Le Docteur Dialil Khan.
His Highness Prince Arfa-ed-Dowleh (Former Minister
of Justice and former Ambassador).
Hi; Excellency the Em'r Zoka ed-Dowleh (Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Berne).
Secretaries:
M. Habibollah Khan Chahab (Secretary to the Legation
in Berne).
Dr. Djalil Khan.
POLOGNE
POLAND
Son Excellence M. I. J. Paderewski (Deput6, Ministre
plenipotentiaire, ancien President du Conseil des
Ministres, ancien Ministre des Affaires etrangeres).
M. le Professeur S. Askenlazy (Minisitre plen;ipotentiaire).
Suppleant:
M. J. Wielowieysky (Conseiller de Legation, Secr6taire general).
M. A. Doermann (Directear au Ministere du Cornmerce).
M. le P~rofesseur B. Winiarski (Profelsseur agre,ge a
la Faculte de Droit de Posen).
Le Comte L. Lubienski.
Secretaires :
M. S. Strackacz (Secretaire de Legation).
Le Capitaine J. de Rosen (Attache 'militaire adjoint).
His Excellency M. I. J. Paderewski (Member of the
Chamber of Deputies, Minister Plenipotentiary, Former
Prime Minister and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs).
Professor S. Askenazy (Minister Plenipotentiary).
Substitute:
M. J. Wielowieysky (Councillor of Legation, SecretaryGeneral).
Experts:
M. A. Doermann (Director of the Ministry of Commerce).
Professor B. Winiarski (Professor of Law at the Un'versity of Posen).
Count L. Lubienski.
Secretaries:
M. S. Strackacz (Secretary of Legation).
Captain J. de Rosen (Assistant Military Attache).
PORTUGAL
Son Excellence M. Affonso Costa (Ancien President
du Conseil).
Son Excellence M. Joaoi Chagas (Ancien Pr6sident
du Conseil, Ministre plenipotentiaire de Portugal
a Paris).
Son Excellence le Colonel Freire d'Andrade (Ancien
Ministre des' Afifaires etrangeres).
Secr6taire general:
Son Excellence M. Bartholomeu Ferreira (Ministre
plenipotentiaire a Berne).
Secretaires:
Le Commandant Thomaz Fernandes.
Le Docteur Fernando de Castro.
PORTUGAL
His Excellency M. Affonso Costa (Former President
of the Cou-cil).
His Excellency M. Joao Chagas (Former President of
the Council, Minister Plenipotentiary of Portugal in
Paris).
His Excellency Colonel Freire d'Andrade (Former
Minister of Foreign Affairs).
Secretary-General:
His Excellency M. Bartholomeu Ferreira (Minister
Plenipotentiary in Berne).
Secretary:
Major Thomaz Fernandes.
Dr. Fernando de Castro.
ROUMANIE
Son Excellence M. N. Titulesco (Ministre des Finances).
M. le Professeur Thomas Jonnesco (Depute, ancien
Recteur de l'Universit6 de Bucarest).
M. Negulesco (Professeur a la Facult6 de Droit de
Bucarest).
Expert:
Le Docteur Demetre Jancovici (Docteur en droit,
Delegul6 technique).
Secretaires:
M. A. Catargi.
M. Ph. Lahovay.
ROUMANIA
His Excellency M. N. Titulesco (Minister of Finance).
Professor Thomas Jonnesco (Member of Parliament,
Former Rector of the University of Bucarest).
M. Negulesco (Professor of Law of the University of
Bucarest).
Expert:
Dr. Demetre Jancovici (Doctor of Law, Technical
Delegate).
Secretaries:
M. A. Catargi.
M. Ph. Lahovay.
SALVADOR
Son Excellence le Docteur J. Gustavo Guerrero (Ministre a Madrid et a Rome).
M. Pedro J. Matheu (Ch:arg6 d'Affaires a Paris).
M. Arturo R. Avila (Charge d'Affaires a Londrcs).
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SALVADOR
His Excellency Dr. J. Gustavo Guerrero (Minister
in Madrid and Rome).
M. Pedro J. Matheu (Charge d'Affaires in Paris).
M. Arturo R. Avila (Charge d'Affaires in London).
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ETAT SERBE-CROATE-SLOVENE
SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE
Son Excellelnce le Doct!eur Miroslav Spalaikovitch
(Envoye extraordinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire).
Dr. Ivan Zolger (Professeur a l'Universite de Ljublijana).
Dr. Ladislas Politch (Vice-Recteur de l'Universite de
Zagreb).
Secretaire:
M. D. Stepanovitch (Secretaire de Legation).
STATE
His Excellency Dr. Miroslav Spalaikovitch (Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary).
Dr. Ivan Zolger (Professor of Law of the University
of Ljubljana).
Dr. Ladislas Politch (Vice-Rector of the University
of Zagreb).
Secretary:
M. D. Stepanovitch (Secretary of Legation).
SIAM
Son Alitesse le Prince Charoon (Ministre a Paris).
Son Excellience Phya Buri Navarasth (Ministre a
Londres).
Son Excellence Phya Bibhad Kosha (Ministre a
Rome).
Secretaires :
M. Ch'une Charuvastra.
M. Choru Jokasthira.
Mlle de Bibhad Kosha.
M. Sidth Saukathia.
SIAM
His Highness Prince Charoon (Minister in Paris).
His Excellency Phya Buri Navarasth (Minister in
London).
His Excellency Phya Bibhad Kosha (Minister in Rome).
Secretaries:
M. Chune Charuvastra.
M. Choru Jokasthira.
Mile de Bibhad Kosha.
M. Sidh Saukathia.
SUEDE
Son Excellence M. Branting (Ancien President du
Conseil des Ministres).
Son Excellence le Baron 'Marks de Wurtemnberg
(Docteur ieni Droit ; ancien Juge a la, Cour Supreme ; ancien Ministre).
M. Trygger (Doicteur en Droit, Senateur, ancien Juge
a la Cour Supreme).
Suppleants:
M. Loefgren (Ancien Ministre).
Baron Adelswaerd (Senateur, ancien Ministre).
Mme Buigge-Wicksell (Licenciee en Droit).
M. Eysert.
M. Fritz Henriksson (Conseiller de Legation).
Secretaires :
Le Baron Hamiolton (Premier secrletaire de Legation).
M. Wistrand (Secretaire au Ministere des Affaires
Etrangeres).
SUISSE
His Excellency Baron Marks de Wurtemberg (Doctor
of Laws, Former Judge of the Supreme Court, Former
Minister).
M. Trygger (Doctor of Laws, Senator, Former Judge
of the Supreme Court).
Substitutes:
M. Loefgren (Former Minister).
Baron Adelswaerd (Senator, Former Minister).
Mrs. Bugge-Wicksell (B.C.L.).
Experts:
M. Eysert.
M. Fritz Henriksson (Councillor of Legation).
Secretaries :
Baron Hamilton (First Secretary of Legation).
M. Giuseppe Motta (President de la Confederation
Suisse).
M. Gustave Ador (Ancien President de la Confederation Suislse).
M. Paul Usteri (Conseiller aux Etats).
Suppleant:
M. MIlax Huber (Professeur a l'Universite de Zurich,
Jurisconsulte dul Departement politique federal).
Secretaires:
M. Emile Traversini (Docteur en Droit, premier Secretaire de Legation).
M. Paul Ruegger (Secretaire de Legation).
M. Giuseppe Motta (President of the Swiss Confederation).
M. Gustave Ador (Former President of the Swiss Confederation).
M. Paul Usteri (Member of the Council of States).
Substitute:
M. Max Huber (Professor at the University of Zurich,
Legal Adviser to the Federal Political Department).
Secretaries:
M. Emile Traversini (Doctor of Laws, First Secretary
of Legation).
M. Paul Ruegger (Secretary of Legation).
TCHECO-SLOVAQUIE
CZECHO-S LOVAK IA
SWEDEN
His Excellency M. Branting (Former Prime Minister).
M. Wistrand (Secretary to the Foreign Office).
SWITZERLAND
Son Excellence M. Edouarcd Benes (Ministre des Affaires etrangeres).
Son Excellen'ce le Docteur S. Osusky (Ministre a
Paris).
Son Excellence le Docteur Cyrill Dusek (Ministre a
Bernie).
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His Excellency M. Edouard Benes (Minister of Foreign
Affairs).
His Excellency Dr. S. Osusky (Minister in Paris).
His Excellency Dr. Cyrill Dusek (Minister in Berne).
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TCHEiCO-SLOVAQUIE
(suite)
CZECHO-SLOVAKIA (continued)
3uppleants :
M. Paul Baracek-Jacquier (Conseiller de Legation).
M. B. Dusek (Secretaire a la Legation a Paris).
M. Ivan Milec (Secretaire de la Legation a Paris).
Substitutes:
M. Paul Baracek-Jacquier (Councillor of Legation).
M. B. Dusek (Secretary of the Legation in Paris).
M. Ivan Milec (Secretary of the Legation in Paris).
Secretaire:
M. F. X. Satora.
Secretary:
M. F. X. Satora.
URUGUAY
URUGUAY
Son Excellence le Docteur Juan Carlos Blanco (Minlistre a Paris).
Soln Excellence M. Benjamin Fernandez y Medina
(Ministre ta Madrid).
Secr6taires:
His Excellency Dr. Juan Carlos Blanco (Minister in
Paris).
His Excellency M. Benjamin Fernandez y Medina
(Minister in Madrid ).
Secretaries:
M. Oscar E. Deffeminis.
M. Arturo R. Brown.
M. Adolfo Sieura.
M. Oscar E. Deffeminis.
M. Arturo R. Brown.
M. Adolfo Sieura.
VENEZUELA
VENEZU ELA
Son Excelleince le Docteur Manluel Diaz Rodriguez
(Ancien Ministre des Affaires 6tran;geres).
Le Docteur Santiago Key-Ayala (Avocat-Conseil de
la Legation a Berne).
Le Docteur Diogenes Escalante (Ancien Depute).
His Excellency Dr. Manuel Diaz Rodriguez (Former
Minister of Foreign Affairs).
Dr. Santiago Key-Ayala (Legal Councillor to the Legation in Berne).
Dr. Diogenes Escalante (Former Member of the Chamber
of Deputies).
Secretaire:
Le Docteur C. Parra Perez (Conseiller de Legation,
Charge d'Affaires a Berne).
Secretary:
Dr. C. Parra Perez (Councillor of Legation, Charge
d'Affaires in Berne).
NOTE: Les Etats admis dans la Societe des Nations par un vote de
l'Assemblee, les 15, 16 et 17 decembre 1920, se sont fait representer par des delegues dont on trouvera les noms dans une
annexe au compte rendu de la 30me seance de l'Assemblee.
NOTE: The States admitted to the League of Nations by votes of the
Assembly taken on December 15th, 16th and 17th appointed delegates whose names will be found in an annex to the thirtieth Meeting
of the Assembly.
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PRESIDENTS AND VICE-PRESIDENTS
OF THE ASSEMBLY.
PRESIDENTS ET VICE-PRESIDENTS
DE L'ASSEMBLEE.
PRESIDENT:
Son Excellence M. Paul Hymans (Belgique).
PRESIDENT :
His Excellency M. Paul
PRESIDENT D'HONNEUR:
M. Giuseppe Motta (Suisse).
HONORARY PRESIDENT:
M. Giuseppe Motta (Switzerland).
VICE-PRESIDENTS ELUS PAR L'ASSEMBLEE:
Son Excellence le Vicomte Ishii (Japlon)..
Son Excellence le Jonkheer van Karnebebek (PaysBas).
So-n Excellence le Docteur Honorio Pueyrredon (Argentine).*
Son Excellence le Docteur Edouard Benes (TchecoSlovaquie).
Le Tres Honorable sir George E. Foster (Canada).
Son Excellence M. Rodrigo Octavio (Brdesil)
VICE-PRESIDENTS ELECTED BY THE ASSEMBLY:
His Excellency Viscount Ishii (Japan).
His Excellency Jonkheer van Karnebeek (Netherlands).
His Excellency Dr. Honorio Pueyrredon (Argentine).*
VICE-PRESIDENTS EX-OFFICIO EN QUALITE DE
PRESIDENTS DES COMMISSIONS:
Le Tres Honorable A. J. Balfour (Emipire Britannique).
Son Excellence M. Tittoni (Italie).*"
Son Excellence M. Leon Bourgeois (France).
Son Excellence M. Quinones de Leon (Espagne).
Soln Excellence M. Antonio Huneeus Ga'na (Chili).
Son Excellenoe M. Branting (Suede).
VICE-PRESIDENTS EX OFFICIO AS CHAIRMEN OF
COMMITTEES :
The Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour (British Empire).
Hymans (Belgium).
His Excellency Dr. Edouard Benes (Czecho-Slovakia).
The Rt. Hon. Sir George E. Foster (Canada).
His Excellency M. Rodrigo Octavio (Brazil).
His
His
His
His
His
Excellency
Excellency
Excellency
Excellency
Excellency
M. Tommaso Tittoni (Italy).**
M. Leon Bourgeois (France).
M. Quinones de Leon (Spain).
M. Antonio Huneeus Gana (Chile).
M. Branting (Sweden).
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE LEAGUE:
The Hon. Sir James Eric Drummond.
LE SEORETAIRE GENERAL DE LA SOCIETE:
L'Honorable Sir James Eric Drummond.
Le President et les douze Vive-Presidents constituent, avec sir Eric Drummond, Secretaire general de
la Societe des Nations, le Bureau de l'Assemblee.
The President and the twelve Vice-Presidents constituted,
with Sir Eric Drummond, Secretary-General of the League
of Nations, the General Committee of the Assembly.
* M. Pueyrredon a 6t6 remplacd par M. Blanco (Uruguay), le
II ddcembre 1920.
** M. Tittoni a 6te remplace par M. Jonnesco (Roumanie), vicepresident de la Commission No 2, A partir du 28 novembre 1920.
* M. Pueyrredon was replaced by M. Blanco (Uruguay) on
December 11th, 1920.
** M. Tittoni was replaced by M. Jonnesco (Roumania), ViceChaiirman of Committee No. 2, from November 28th, 1920.
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LES COMMISSIONS DE L'ASSEMBLEE
THE COMMITTEES OF THE ASSEMBLY
COMMISSION No I
Questions Constitutionnelles
COMMITTEE No. 1
Constitutional Questions
PRESIDENT:
Le Tres Honorable A. J. Balfour (Empire Britannique).
VICE-PRESIDENT:
Son Excellence ,M. V. K. Wellington Koo (Chine).
SECRIETAIRE:
Le Docteur Joost A. Van Hamel (Directeur de la
Section juridiqu.e du Secretariat de la Societ des
Nations)
MEMBRES:
Sir Reginald A. Blankenibe'rg. (Afrique du Sud).
Son Excellience le Docteur M. T. de Alvear. (Argentine).
M. le Senateur Edward Davis iMillelen. (Australie).
Son Exceallen.ce M. Paul Hymans. (Belgique).
M. Florian Zambrana. (Bolivie).
Son Excellence le Docteur Rodrigo Octavio. (Bresil).
Le Tres Honorable A. J. Balfour (Empire britannique).
L'Honorab'le Newton Wesley Rowell. (Canada).
M. Antonio Huneeus Gana. (Chili).
Son Excellence M. V. K. Wellington Koo (Chine).
Son Excellence le Docteur Francisco Jo'se Urrutia.
Colomibi e).
Son Excelllence le Doicteur Aristides de Aguiero y
Bethancourt. (Cuba).
M. P. R. Munch. (Danemark).
Son Excellence M. Emilio ide Palacios. (Esipagne).
CHAIRMAN:
The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour (British Empire).
VICE-CHAIRMAN:
His Excellency M. V. K. Wellington Koo (China).
SECRETARY:
Dr. Joost A. Van Hamel. (Director of the Legal Section of the Secretariat of the League of Nations).
MEMBERS:
Sir Reginald A. Blankenberg (South Africa).
His Excellency Dr. M. T. de Alvear (Argentine).
Senator the Hon. Edward Davis Millen (Australia).
His Excellency M. Paul Hymans (Belgium).
M. Florian Zambrana (Bolivia).
His Excellency Dr. Rodrigo Octavio (Brazil).
The Hon. Newton Wesley Rowell (Canada).
M. Antonio Huneeus Gana (Chili).
His Excellency M. V. K. Wellington Koo (Chine).
His Excellency Dr. Francisco Jose Urrutia (Colombia).
His Excellency Dr. Aristides de Aguero y Bethancourt
(Cuba).
M. P. R. Munch (Denmark).
His Excellency M. Emilio de Palacios (Spain).
Son Excellence M. Retne Viviani. (France).
Soln Excellence M. Nicolas Piolitis. (Grece).
Son Excellence M. Manuel Valladeres. (Guatemala).
His Excellency M. Rene Viviani (France).
His Excellency M. Nicolas Politis (Greece).
His Excellency M. Manuel Valladares (Guatemala).
M. Auguste Boinamy. (Haiti).
Sir Saiyid Ali Iman. (Inde).
Son Excellence M. Tittoni. (Italie).
Son Excellence le Vicomte K. Ishii. (Japon).
M. Carlos A. Villanueva. (Nicaragua).
Son Excellence M. O. A. Blehr. (Norvege).
Le Docteur Chr. L. Lange. (Norvege), Suppleant.
Son Excellence M. Narciso Garay. (Panama).
Son Excellence le Jonkheer H. A. van Karnebeek.
(Pays-Bas).
M. A. A. H. Struycken. (Pays-Bas), Suppleant.
Son Excellence M. Garcia Caldreon. (Perou).
M. Auguste Bonamy (Haiti).
Sir Saiyid Ali Imam (India).
His Excellency M. Tittoni (Italy).
His Excellency Viscount K. Ishii (Japan).
M. Carlos A. Villanueva (Nicaragua).
His Excellency M. O. A. Blehr (Norway).
Dr. Chr. L. Lange (Norway), Substitute.
His Excellency M. Narciso Garay (Panama).
His Excellency Jonkheer H. A. Van Karnebeek (Netherlands).
M. A. A. H. Struycken (Netherlands), Substitute.
His Excellency M. Garcia Calderon (Peru).
Son Altesse le Prince Arfa-ed-Dowleh. (Perse). (Absent).
Son Excellence M. I. J. Paderewski. (Pologne).
M. le Professeur Winiarski. (Pologne), Suppldant.
Son Excellence le Docteur Affoniso Costa. (Portugal).
M. le Professeur Thomas Jonnesco. (Roumanie).
M. Pedro J. Matheu. (Salvador).
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His Highness Prince Arfa-ed-Dowleh (Persia) (not present).
His ExcellencyM. I. J. Paderewski (Poland).
Professor Winiarski (Poland), Substitute.
His Excellency Dr. Affonso Costa (Portugal).
Professor Thomas Jonnesco (Roumania).
M. Pedro J. Matheu (Salvador).
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His Excellency Dr. Spalaikovitch (Serb-Croat-Slovene
State)
His Highness Prince Charoon (Siam)
His Excellency Baron E. T. Marks de Wurtemberg
(Sweden)
M. Paul Usteri (Switzerland)
His Excellency Dr. S. Osusky (Czecho-Slovakia)
Son Excellence le Docteur SpalaYikovitch. (Etat Serbe-Croa-te-Slovene).
Son Altesse le Prince Charoon. (Siam).
Son Excellence lie Barron E. T. Marks de Wurtemberg. (Suede).
M. Paul Usteri. (Suisse).
ieDocteur S. Osuisky. '(TchecoSon Excellenoe le
Slovaquie).
Son Excellence le Docteur Juan Carlosi Blanco.
(Uruguay).
M. le Docteur Diogenes Escalante. (Venezuela).
Cette commission ,etait chargee d'examiner les
tions sluivantes:
Reglelment intetrieur.
Amiendemeents au Pacte.
blee
Rellations entre le Consleil et l'Asseme
Societe et competence respective de ces deux
Meth;ode de choix et nomination des quatre
bres non perlmanents du Conseil.
His Excellency Dr. Juan Carlos Blanco
(Uruguay)
Dr. Diogenes Escalante (Venezuela)
This Committee dealt with the following questions:
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Rules of Procedure.
Amendments to the Covenant.
The relations between, and respective competence of,
of theLeague.
the
ss
the Council and te Assembly
The method of selection and the appointment of the
four non-permanent Members of the Council.
de la
corps.
Mem|
COMMITTEE No. 2
Technical Organiisations
COMMISSION No 2
Organisations techniques
PRESIDiENT :
Son Excellence M. Tittoni. (Italie).*
VICE-PRESIDENT:.
M. le Professeur Thomas Jonnesco. (Roumanie).
CHAIRMAN:
His Excellency M. Tittoni (Italy)*
VICE-CHAIRMAN :
Professor Thomas Jonnesco (Roumania)
SECRETAIRE:
SECRETARY :
M. Jean Monntet (Secretaire general adijoint de la
Socielte de's Nations).
MEMBRES
Sir Reginald Blankeinberg. (Afrique diu Sud).
Son Excellence M. Fernando Perez. (Argentine).
M. le Slenateur 'Edward Davis Millen. (Australie).
M. H. Lafontaine. (Belgique).
M. J. Hostie. (Belgique), Su:ppleant.
Son Excellence M. Gastao da Cuniha. (Bresil).
Le Tres Honorable M. G. N. Barnes. (Empire britannique).
L'Honoralble M. Newton Wesley Rowell. (Canada).
M. F6ilix Aramayo. (Bolivie).
M. Demetrio Canelas. (Bolivie), Sunppleant.
Son Excellence M. Manuel Rivas-Vicuna. (Chili).
Son Excellence M. Tang Tsai-Fou. (Chine).
Le Docteur Antonio Joses Restrepo. (Colombie).
Son Excellence le D~r Rafael Martinez Ortiz (Cuba).
M. L. Moltessen. (Danemark).
Son Excellence M. Quinonels de Leon. (Es;pagne).
Son Excellence M. Gabriel Hanotaux. (France).His
Son Excellence M. Michel Kelbedgy. (Grece).
Son Excellence le Docteur Manuel Arroyo. (Guatmala).
M. Frederic Doret. (Haiti).
Sir William S. Meyer. (Inde).
Son Excellence M. Tittoni. (Italie).
Son Excellence le Baron G. Hayashi. (Japon).
Le Baron R. A. L. Lehmann. (Liberia).
M. Carlols A. Villanueva. (Nicaragua).
Son Excellence le Docteur Hagerup. (Norvege).
Le Colonel Sir James Allen. -(Nouvelle-Zelanide).
Son Excellenoe M. Narciso Garay. (Panama).
Son Excellence le Jonkheer J. Loudon. (Pays-Bas).
Le Jonkheer Van Eysinga. (Pays-Bas), Swuppleant.
M. Ansellmo Barreto. (Pdrou).
SonExcellnce Emir Zka-ed-Dowleh. (Perse).His
M. Jean Monnet (Deputy Secretary-General of the
League of Nations)
MEMBERS:
Sir Reginald Blankenberg (South Africa)
His Excellency M. Fernando Perez (Argentine)
Senator the Hon. Edward Davis Millen (Australia)
M. H. Lafontaine (Belgium)
M. J. Hostie (Belgium), Substitute
His Excellency M. Gastao da Cunha (Brazil)
The Right Hon. G. N. Barnes (British Empire)
* Le ler ddcembre, M. Jonnesco a remplacd M. Tittoni a la prdsidence de la Commission.
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The Hon. Newton Wesley Rowell (Canada)
M. Felix Aramayo (Bolivia)
M. Demetrio Canelas (Bolivia), Substitute
His Excellency M. Manuel Rivas-Vicuna (Chile)
His Excellency M. Tang Tsai-Fou (China)
Dr. Antonio Jose Restrepo (Colombia)
His Excellency Dr. Rafael Martinez Ortiz (Cuba)
M. L. Moltesen, Denmark.
His Excellency M. Quinones de Leon (Spain)
Excellency M. Gabriel Hntaux (France)
His Excellency M. Michel Kebedgy (Greece)
His Excellency Dr. Manuel Arroyo (Guatemala)
M. Frederic Doret (Haiti)
Sir William S. Meyer (India)
His Excellency M. Tittoni (Italy)
His Excellency Baron G. Hayashi (Japan)
Baron R. A. L. Lehmann (Liberia)
M. Carlos A. Villanueva (Nicaragua)
His Excellency Dr. Hagerup (Norway)
Colonel the Hon. Sir James Allen (New Zealand)
His Excellency M. Narciso Garay (Panama)
His Excellency Jonkheer J. Loudon (Netherlands)
Jonkheer van Eysinga (Netherlands), Substitute
M. Anselmo Barreto (Peru)
Excellency the E mir Zoka-ed-Dowleh (Persia)
* M. Tittoni was on December 1st replaced by M. Jonnesco as
Chairman of the Committee.
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M. A. Doermanun. (Pologne), Sutppllant.
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M. le Colonel Freire d'Andrade. (Portugal).
M. le Professeur Thomas Joninesco. (Ro'umanie).
M. Arturo R. Avila. (Salvador).
Le Docteur Ladislas P;olitch. (Etat Serbe-CroateSlovene).
Son Exceillence Phya !Bibhad! Kosha. (Siam).
M. Trygger. (Suede).
M. Gustave Ador. (Suisse).
Son Excellence le Docteur Cyrill Dusek. (TchecoSlovaquie).
So'n Excellence M. Benjamin Fernandez y Medina.
(Uruguay).
Son Excelilence M. Manuel Diaz Rodriguez. (Venezuela).
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Cette Commission a 6tudie les questions suivantes:
R'elations entre les organisations techniques, le
Conseil et l'Assemblee de la Societe.
Etablisseme!nt d'un burLeau permanent d'hygiene.
M.A. Doermann (Poland), Substitute.
Colonel Freire d'Andrade, Andrade (Portugal)
Professor Thomas Jonnesco (Roumania)
M. Arturo R. Avila (Salvador)
Dr. Ladislas Politch (Serb-Croat-Slovene State)
His Excellency Phya Bibhad Kosha (Siam)
M. Trygger (Sweden)
M. Gustave Ador (Switzerland)
His Excellency Dr. Cyrill Dusek (Czecho-Slovakia)
His Excellency M. Benjamin Fernandez y Medina
(Uruguay)
His Excellency M. Manuel Diaz Rodriguez (Venezuela)
This Committee dealt with the following questions:
Relations between the Technical Organisations and the
Council and the Assembly of the League.
The establishment of a Permanent Health Organisation.
Typhus.
Supervision over the execution of agreements with
regard to the traffic in women and children.
General Supervision over the execution of agreements
with regard to traffic in opium in accordance with
Article 23 of the Covenant. (At the request of the Government of the Netherlands).
The establishment of a'Permanent Organisation to
deal with Communications and Transit questions falling
within thesphere of the League under the Treaty of
Versailles.
Tribunal for the settlement of differences referred
in Articles 336, 337, 376 and 386 of the Treaty of
Versailles and in corresponding Articles of other Treaties.
Passports for Members of the Secretariat.
Economic and Financial Organisation.
Claim of India to be represented on the Governing
Body of the International Labour Office.
Typhus.
Controle d'e l'execution des accords re'latifs a la
traite des femmes et des elnfants.
ContrOle gden&ral die l'executio'n des accordis relatifs au tra.fic de l'o:pium, conoform6lment a l'article 23
du Pacte (a la delmande du Gouvernement dies PaysBas).
Etablissement d'un orgainisme permanent, charge
des question's de comimunications ,et de transit qui,
aux termes du Traite de Versail,les sont du ressiort
de la Soci6ete ddes Nationls.
Tribunal ~pour lie reglement des differends pr6vus
aux art. 336,337,376, et 386 du Trait6e de Versailles
et aux articles correspondants des autres Traites.
Passeports pour les Membres du Secretariat.
Organisation economique et financiere.
Demandede
el'Inde
aux fin's d'etre representee dans
le Conseil d'Administration du Bureau International
du Travail.
COMMISSION No 3
Cour permanente de Justice internationale
COMMITTEE No. 3
Permanent Court of International Justice
PRESIDENT:
Son Excelilence M. Leon Bourgeois. (France).
VICE-PRESIDENT:
Son Excellence M. Affonso Costa. (Portugal).
SECRlETAIRE:
·
Commeindatore D. Anzilotti (Sous-Secr6etaire general
de la Societe' dies Nations).
MEMBiRES:
Le Tres. Honorable Lord Robiert Cecil. (Afrique du
Sud).
Son Excellence M. H. P'ueyrreddon. (Argentine).
M. le Senateur Edward Davis Millen. (Australie).
M. P. Ploullet. (Belgique).
Son Excellence M. Raoul Fernandes. (Bresil).
Le Tres Honorable A. J. Balfour. (Empire britannique).
Le Tres Honorable Charles Joseph Doherty. (Canada).
Son Excellence le Docteur Francisco Jos6 Urrutia.
(ColIomibie).
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CHAIRMAN:
His Excellency M. Leon Bourgeois (France).
VICE-CHAIRMAN:
His Excellency M. Affonso Costa (Portugal),
SECRETARY:
Commendatore D. Anzilotti. (Under Secretary-General
of the League of Nations.)
MEMBERS:
The Right Hon. Lord Robert Cecil (South Africa).
His Excellency M. H. Pueyrredon (Argentine).
M. P. Poullet (Belgium).
His Excellency M. Raoul Fernandes (Brazil).
The Right Hon. Charles Joseph Doherty (Canada).
His Excellency M. Tang Tsai-Fou (China).
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Son Excellence lle Docteur Ezequiel Garcia Ensenat.
(Cuba).
M. G. Cohn. (Danemark), Suppleant.
Son Excellence le Marquis de Lema. (Espagne).
Son Excellence M. LDon Bourgeois. (France).
Son Excellence M. Nicolas Politis. (Grece).
Son Excellence M. Manuel Valladares. (Guatemala).
M. Auguste Bo~namy. (Haiti).
Sir Saiyid Ali Iman. (Inde).
M. Ricci Busatti. (Italie), Suppleant.
M. Adatci (Japon), Suppleant.
Son Excellence le Docteur F. Hagerup. (Norvege).
M. le Colonel Sir James- Allen. (Noluv~elle-Zelande).
Son Excellence M. Harmodio Arias. (Panama).
M. Loder. (Pays-Bas), Suppleant.
Son Excellence le Docteur Mariano H. Cornejo.
(Perou).
(P -rou).
Son Altesse le Prince Arfa-ed-Dowxleh. (Perse).
M. le Professeur Askenazy. (Pologne).
M. le Professeur Winiarski. (Pologne), Suppleant.
Son Excellence M. Affonso Costa. (Portugal).
M. Delmetre Negulesco. (RoPumanie).
Le Docteur Ivatn Zolger. (Etat SerbemCroate-Slovene).
Le Bairon Adelswaerd. (Suede), Suppl6ant.
M. Max Huber. (Suisse), Sueppldean)t.
M. Ivan Milec. (Tcheco-Slovaquie), Suppl6ant.
Son Excellence
Exc
nce le Docteur
Duan
Juan Carlos Blanco
Bl
(Uruguay).
guay).
M. Santiago Key-Ayala. (Venezuela).
Cette Commission a examine les projets
pour
l'tablissement de la Courrpermanente de Justice internationale.
COMMISSION No 4
Organisation du Secretariat et Finances de la Societe
His Excellency Dr. Ezequiel Garcia Ensenat (Cuba).
M. G. Cohn (Denmark), Substitute.
His Excellency the Marquis de Lema (Spain).
His Excellency M. Leon Bourgeois (France).
His Excellency M. Manuel Valladares (Guatemala).
Sir Saiyid Ali Imam (India).
M. Ricci Busatti (Italy), Substitute.
M. Adatci (Japan), Substitute.
Baron R. A. L. Lehmann (Liberia).
His Excellency Dr. F. Hagerup (Norway).
Colonel the Hon. Sir James Allen (New Zealand).
His Excellency M. Harmodio Arias (Panama).
M. Loder (Netherlands) Substitute.
His Excellency Dr. Mariano H. Cornejo(Peru).
His Highness Prince Arfa-ed-Dowleh (Persia).
Highness Prince Arfa-ed-Dowleh (Persia).
Professor Askenazy (Poland).
Professor Winiarski (Poland), Substitute.
His Excellency M. Affonso Costa (Portugal).
M. Demetre Negulesco (Roumania).
Dr. Ivan Zolger (Serb-Croat-Slovene State).
Baron Adelswaerd (Sweden), Substitute.
M. Max Huber (Switzerland), Substitute.
M. Ivan Milec (Czecho-Slovakia), Substitute.
M. Santiago Key-Ayala (Venezuela).
This
Tlabor6s
Committee dealt with the plans for the establishment of the Permanent Court of International Justice.
COMMITTEE
No. 4
Organisation of the Secretariat and Finances of the League
PRESIDENT:
CHAIRMAN:
Son Excellence M. Quinone:s de Leon. (Espagne).
His Excellency M. Quinones de Leon (Spain).
VICE-PRESIDENT:
VICE-CHAIRMAN:
Le Docteur Antonio Jos6e Restrepo. (Colombie).
'
Dr. Antonio Jose Restrepo (Colombia).
SECRETAIRE:
SECRETARY:
Sir Eric Drummond (Slecretaire general de la Soci6et
Sir Eric Drummond, Secretary-General of the League
des Nations).
of Nations.
MEMBRES:
MEMBERS:
Sir Reginald Blanken:berg. (Afrique du Sud).
Sir Reginald Blankenberg (South Africa).
Soin Excellence M. Fernando Perez. (Argentine).
His Excellency M. Fernando Perez (Argentina).
M. le S6enateur Edward Davis Mille'n. (Australie).
M. H. Lafontaine. (Belgique).
M. H. Lafontaine (Belgium).
M. Florian Zambrana. (Bolivie).
M Florian Zambrana (Bolivia).
M. J. Barboza Carneiro. (Bresil), Suppleant.
M. J. Barboza Carneiro (Brazil), Substitute.
M. R. Fernandes. (Bresil).
M. R. Fernandes (Brazil).
Le Tres Honorable G. N. Barnes. (Empire 'britanThe Right Hon. G. N. Barnes (British Empire).
nique).
Le Tres Honorable Sir George E. Foster. (Canada).
The RightHon. Sir George E. Foster (Canada).
His Excellency M. Manuel Rivas-Vicuna (Chile).
Son Excellence M. Manuel Rivas-Vicuina. (Chili).
Son Excellenlce M. Vikyuin Wellington Koo. (Chine).
His Excellency M. Vikyuin Wellington Ko' (China).
M. W. P. Wei. (Chine), Supp'leant.
M. W. P. Wei (China), Substitute.
Le Docte'ur Antoniol Jose Restrepo. (Colombie).
Son Excellence le Docteur Ezequiel Garcia Ensenat.
His Excellency Dr. Ezequiel Garcia En .nat (Cuba).
(Cuba).
M. Campla. (Cuba), S'upiplieant.
M. Campa (Cuba), Substitute.
M. N. Moltesen (Denmark).
M. N. Moltesen. (Danemark).
His Excellency M. Quinones de Leon (Spain).
Son Excellence M. Quinones de Leon. (Espagne).
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Soon Excellence M. Gabriel Hanotaux. (France).
Son Excellence A/I. Michel Kebedgy. (Grece).
M. Julio Herrera. (Guatemala).
M. Auguste Bonamy. (Haiti).
Son Altesse le Maharajah Jam Saheb de Nawanagar.
(Inde).
M. le Senateur Maggiorina Ferraris. (Italie). Suppleant
M. le Senateur Belotti. (Italie). Suppleant.
Son Excellence le Baron T. Megata. (Japon).
Le Baron R. A. L. Lehman;n. (Liberia).
M. C. A. Villanueva. (Nicaragua).
M. O. Blehr. (Norvege).
Le Colonel Sir James Allen. (Nouvelle-Zelande).
Son Excellence le Docteur Hector Velazquez. (Paraguay).
Son Excellence M. Narciso Garay. (Panama).
Le Jonkheer W. J. M. Van Eysinga. (Pays-Bas),
Suppleant.
M. Eleodoro Romero. (Perou).
Son Altes:se le Prince Arfa-ed-Dowleh. (Perse).
M. J. Wielowieyski. (Pologne), Supipleant.
Son Excellence M. Joao Chagas. (Portugal).
M. Demetre Negulesco. (Roumanie).
M. Petro J. Matheu. (Salvador).
Le Docteur Ivan Zolger (Etat Serbe·Croate-Slovene).
Son Altesse le Prince Charoon. (Siam).
M. Trygger. (Suede).
M. Gustave Ador. (Suisse).
Son Excellence le Docteur S. Osusky. (Tcheco-Slovaquie).
Son Excellence M. Benjamin Fernandez y Medina.
(Uruguay).
His Excellency M. Gabriel Hanotaux (France).
His Excellency M. Michel Kebedgy (Greece).
M. Julio Herrera (Guatemala).
His Highness the Maharajah Jam Saheb of Nawanagar
(India).
Senator Maggiorino Ferraris (Italy), Substitute.
Senator Belotti (Italy), Substitute.
His Excellency Baron T. Megata (Japan).
M. C. A. Villanueva (Nicaragua).
M. 0. Blehr (Norway).
His Excellency Dr. Hector Velazquez (Paraguay).
His Excellency M. Narciso Garay (Panama).
JonkheerW. J. M. Van Eysinga (Netherlands), Substitute.
M. Eleodoro Romero (Peru).
His Highness Prince Arfa-ed-Dowleh (Persia).
M. J. Wielowieyski (Poland), Substitute.
His Excellency M. Joao Chagas (Portugal).
M. Pedro J. Matheu (Salvador).
Dr. Ivan Zolger (Serb-Croat-Slovene State).
His Highness Prince Charoon (Siam).
M. Trygger (Sweden).
M. Gustave Ador (Switzerland).
His Excellency Dr. S. Osusky (Czecho-Slovakia).
His Excellency M. Benjamin Fernandez y M6dina
(Uruguay).
Cette Commission est chargee d'etudier les questions
suivantes:
Rapiport du Secretaire General sur l'organisation
du Secretariat.
Premier et deuxieme Ibudgets de la Societe pour
les exercices se cloturant le 31 Decemibre 1920.
Previsio'ns budgetaire:s provi:soires pour 1921.
Mode futur dle re6partition des dapenses de la Societe.
This Committee dealt with the following questions:Report by the Secretary-General on the organisation
of the Secretariat.
The First and Second Budgets of the League, covering
the period to December 31st, 1920.
Provisional estimates for the 1921 Budget.
The future method of apportionment of the expenses
of the League.
COMMISSION No 5
Admission de nouveaux Membres dans la Societe
PRES:IDENT:
VICE-PRESIDENT:
Son Excellence le Docteur Juan Carlos Blanco.
(Uruguay).
SECRETAIIRE:
M. Paul Mantoux (Directeur de la Section politique
dii Secretariat de la Societe des Nations).
MEMBRES:
Le Tres Honorable Lord Robert Cecil. (Afrique du
Sud).
Son Excellence M. H. Pueyrredon. (Argentine).
M. P. Poullet. (Belgiqu'e).
Son Excefllence M. Rodrigo Octavio. (Bresil).
Le Tres Honorable M. H. A. L. Fisher. (Empire bri'tannique).
L'Honoraible M. Newton. Wesley Rowell. (Canada).
M. Antonio Huneen!s 'Galna. (Chili).
Le Docteur Antonio Jose6 Rle'strepo. (Colombie).
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COMMITTEE No. 5
Admission of New Members into the League
CHAIRMAN:
VICE-CHAIRMAN:
His Excellency Dr. Juan Carlos Blanco (Uruguay).
SECRETARY:
SECRETARY:
M. Paul Mantoux (Director of the Political Section of
the Secretariat of the League of Nations).
MEMBERS:
.
His Excellency M. H. Pueyrredon (Argentina).
M. P. Poullet (Belgium).
His Excellency M. Rodrigo Octavio (Brazil).
The Right Hon. H. A. L. Fisher (British Empire).
The Hon. Newton Wesley Rowell (Canada).
His Excellency M. Tang Tsai-Fou (China).
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His Excellency M. Rafael Martinez Ortiz (Cuba).
His Excellency Dr. Herluf Zahle (Denmark).
Soin Excellence M. Rafael Martinez Ortiz. (Cuba).
Son Excellence M. le Docteur Herluf Zahle. (Danemark).
Son Excellence M. Emilio ide Palacios. (Espagne).
Son Excellence M. Rene Viviani. (France).
M. Jean Henniessy. (France), Suplpleant.
Son Excellence M. Nicolas Politis. (Grece).
M. Julio Herrera. (Guat6mala).
M. Frede'ric Doret. (Haiti).
Son Altesse le Maharaja Jam Saheb de Nawanagar.
(Inde).
Le Capitaine de fregate C. B. Fry. (Inde), Suppl6ant.
M. Emilio Pagliano. (Italie), Suppleant.
Son Excellence le Baron, G. Hayashi. (Japon).
Le Docteur Fridtjof Nansen. (Norvege).
M. le Colonel Sir Jame:s Alien. (Nouvvelle-Zelande).
Son Excellence le Docteur Harmodio Arias. (Panaima).
Son Excellence le Jon'kheer H. A. Vain Karinlebeek.
(Pays-Bas).
M. Anselmo Barreto. (Perou).
Son Excellence l'Emir Zoka-ed-Dowleh. (Perse).
M. le Professeur B. Winiarski. (Pologne), Suppleant.
M. le Colonel Freire d'Andrade. (Portugal).
M. le Professeur Thomas Jonnesco. (Ronumanie).
Son Excellence Phya Bibhad Kosha. (Siam).
Son Excel;lence M. Spalaikovitch'. (Etat Serbe-CroateSlovene).
Son Excellence M. Branting. (Suedie).
M. M otta. (Suisise).
Son Excelleince M. Edouard Benes. (Tcheco-Slovaquie).
Son Excellence le Docteur Juan Carlos Blanco.
(Uruguay).
Son Excellence le Docteur M. D. Roldriguez. (Venezuela).
Cette Commission a examine les demandes, d'admission dess Etats noln mentionnes dans l'annexe au
Pacte.
Voici la liste des Etats dont la demanldle d'admission dans la Societ!e a 't6 recue lre ou avant le 15
octobre 1920, date fixee par le reglement interieur
provisoire pou;r la transmission des questions devanlt etrre examinees a la prenmiere session:
Liechtenstein
Armenie
Lithuanie
Costa Rica
Luxembourg
Esthonie
Ukraine
Finlanlde
Georgie
Lettonie
La Commis!sion a egalement examine les demandes
de l'Albanie, de l'Autriche, d'Azerbaiddan et de la
Bulgarie.
COMMISSION No 6
His Excellency M. Emilio de Palacios (Spain).
His Excellency M. Rene Viviani (France).
M. Jean Hennessy (France), Substitute.
M. Julio Herrera (Guatemala).
M. Frederic Doret (Haiti).
His Highness the Maharajah Jam Saheb of Nawanagar
(India).
Commander C. B. Fry (India), Substitute.
M. Emilio Pagliano (Italy), Substitute.
His Excellency Baron G. Hayashi (Japan).
Dr. Fridtjof Nansen (Norway).
Colonel the Hon. Sir James Allen (New-Zealand).
His Excellency Dr. Harmodio Arias (Panama).
His Excellency Jonkheer H. A. Van Karnebeek
(Netherlands).
M. Anselmo Barreto (Peru).
His Excellency the Emir Zoka-ed-Dowleh (Persia).
Professor B. Winiarski (Poland), Substitute.
Colonel Freire d'Andrade (Portugal).
Professor Thomas Jonnesco (Roumania).
His Excellency Phya Bibhad Kosha (Siam).
His Excellency M. Spalaikovitch (Serb-Croat-Slovene
State).
His Excellency M. Branting (Sweden).
M. Motta (Switzerland).
His Excellency M. Edouard Benes (Czecho-Slovakia).
His Excellency Dr. Juan Carlos Blanco (Uruguay).
His Excellency Dr. M. D. Rodriguez (Venezuela).
This Committee dealt with the admission of States not
named in the Annex to the Covenant.
The following is a list of States whose application for
admission to the League was received on or before October
15th, 1920, thedatefixed by theprovisional Rules of Procedure
as the date on which questions should be forwarded for consideration by the first Assembly:Liechtenstein
Armenia
Lithuania
Costa Rica
Luxemburg
Esthonia
Ukraine
Finland
Georgia
Latvia
The Committee also considered the applications of Albania,
Austria, Azerbaidjan and Bulgaria.
Mandats, Armements, Arme economique
COMMITTEE No. 6
Mandates Question, Armaments and the Economic Weapon
PRESIDENT:
Son Excellence M. Branting. (Suede).
VICE-PRESIDENT:
Son Excellence le Docteur Aristides de Aguero y
Bethancouirt. (,Cuba).
SECRETAIRE:
Le Do'cteur Nitobe. (Sous Secrdtaire gelneral de la
Societe des Nations).
CHAIRMAN:
His Excellency M Branting (Sweden).
VICE-CHAIRMAN:
His Excellency Dr. Aristides de Aguero y Bethancourt
(Cuba).
SECRETARY:
Dr. Inazo Nitobe (Under Secretary-General of the
League of Nations).
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MEMIBRES:
Le Tres Honorable Lord Rlobert Cecil. (Afrique du
Sud).
Son Excellence M. M. T. de Alvear. (Argentine).
Son Excelen
M
Hyma
elis
M. Paul
Le Tres Honorable M. Charles Joseph Doherty. (Canada).
Le Tres Honorable M. H. A. L. Fisher. (Empire britannique).
Son Excellence M. Gastao da ,Cunha. (Bresil).
M. Felix A. Aramayo. (Bolivie).
Son Excellence M. Manuel Rivas-Vicuna. (Chili).
Son Excellence M. Vikyuin Wellington'Koo. (Chine).
Son Excellen~ce le Docteur Francisco Jose Urrutia.
(Colormbie).
Son Excelloence
)
e D.cteur Aristides de Aguero y
Bethancourt. (Cuba).
Son Excellence le Docteur Herluf Zahle. (Danemark).
Son Excellence le Marquis de Lema. (Espagne).
Son Excellency
Excellence . Leon
n Bourgeois
Bourgeois. (France).
(Fran M.
Son Excellence M. D'emetrius Caclamanos. (Grece).
Son Excellence le Docteur Manuel Arroyo (Guatemala).
M. Fre6deric Doret. (Haiti).
Sir William S. Meyer. (Indes).
M. Carlo Schanzer. (Italie), Suppleant.
Son Excellence le Vicomte K. Ishii. (Japon).
M. Carlos A. Villanueva. (Nicaragua).
Le Docteur Frid;tjcf Nansen. (Norvege).
Le Docteur Chr. L. Lansge. (Norvege), Suppleant.
Le Colonel Sir James Allen. (Nouvelle-Zelande).
Son Excellence le Docteur Harmodio Arias. (Panmama).
Son Exceillence M. D. Fock. (Pays-Bas).
Son Excellence M. Elleodorlo Romero. (Perou).
Son Excellence l'Emir Zoka-ed-Dowleh. (Perse).
Son Excellence M. I. J. Padlerewski. (Pologne).
M. Wielowieyski. (Pologne), Suppleeant.
Son Excellence le Colonel Freire d'Andrade. (Portugal).
M. Demetre Negulesco. (Roulmanie).
Son Excellienice le Docteur J. Gustavo Gue'rrero.
(Salvador).
Le Docteur Ladislas Politch. (Etat Serbe-Croate-Slovene).
Son Excellence M. Phya Buri Navarasth. (Siam).
Son Excellence M. Branting. (Suede).
Le Baron Adelswaerd. (Suede), Suppleant.
M. Lcefgren. (Suede), Suppleaint.
M. Giuseppe ,Motta ou M. Paul Usteri. (Suisse).
Son Excellence -M. Edouard Beines. (Tcheco-Slovaquie).
Son Excellence M. B!enijaimin Fernandez y Medina.
(Uruguay).
Le Docteur C. Parra Parez (Venezuela), Suppleant.
Cette Comimission a examine6 les questions -suivantes:
Red'uction des armements. - Resolution adopt6e
oar la Con'ference des Ministres d'Etat et Ministres
des Affaires etrangeres du Danemark, die la Norvege
et ide la Suedle.
Mesures preliminaires pour assuirer, en cas de necessite, l'empoploi de l'arme 6economique d!e la Societe
des Nations.
' Mandats. - Responsabilit6 de ,la Societe aux termes de l'article 22 du Pacte.
MEMBERS:
His Excellency M. M. T. de Alvear (Argentine).
(Belgique).
Excellence
Hymans.
The Right Hon. Charles Joseph Doherty (Canada).
The Right Hon. H A. L. Fisher (Great Britain).
His Excellency M. Gastao da Cunha (Brazil).
M. Felix A. Aramayo (Bolivia).
His Excellency M. Manuel Rivas-Vicuna (Chile).
His Excellency M. Vikyuin Wellington Koo (China).
His Excellency
(Cuba).
His Excellency
His Excellency
His
His Excellency
His Excellency
Dr. Aristides de Aguero y Bethancourt
Dr. Herluf Zahle (Denmark).
the Marquis of Lema (Spain).
M. Demetrius Caclamanos (Greece).
Dr. Manuel Arroyo (Guat.mala).
M. Fredelic Doret (Haiti).
Sir William S. Meyer (India).
M. Carlo Schanzer (Italy), Substitute.
His Excellency Viscount K. Ishii (Japan).
M. Carlos A. Villanueva (Nicaragua).
Dr. Fridtjof Nansen (Norway).
Dr. Chr. L. Lange (Norway), Substitute.
His Excellency Dr. Harmodio Arias (Panama).
His Excellency M. D. Fock (Netherlands).
His Excellency M. Eleodoro Romero (Peru).
His Excellency the Emir Zoka-ed-Dowleh (Persia).
His Excellency M. I. J. Paderewski (Poland).
M. Wielowieyski (Poland), Substitute.
His Excellency Colonel Freire d'Andrade (Portugal).
His Excellency Dr. J. Gustavo Guerrero (Salvador).
Dr. Ladislas Politch (Serb-Croat-Slovene State).
His Excellency M. Phya Buri Navarasth (Siam).
His Excellency M. Branting (Sweden).
Baron Adelswaerd (Sweden), Substitute.
M. Loefgren, Substitute.
M. Giuseppe Motta or M. Paul Usteri (Switzerland).
His Excellency M. Edouard Benes (Czecho-Slovakia).
His Excellency M. Benjamin Fernandez y Medina (Uruguay).
Dr C. Parra Parez (Venezuela), Substitute.
This Committee dealt with the following questions:Reduction of Armaments: Resolution adopted by the
Ministers of State and the Ministers of Foreign
Affairs of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Preparations required to enable the economic weapon
of the League to be used in case of necessity.
Mandates-Responsibilities of the
from Article 22 of the Covenant.
League arising
GENEVE --
SALLE DE LA REFORMATION
GENEVA
TEXT OF THE DEBATES
TEXTE DES DEBATS
PREMIERE SEANCE PLENIERE
FIRST PLENARY MEETING
Lundi 15 novembre 1920, a onze heures
Monday, November 15th, 1920, at eleven o'clock
INAUGURATION
DE
L'ASSEMBLEE.
OPENING OF THE ASSEMBLY.
M. HYMANS, delegue de la Bielgique, p!rend Iplace au
fauteuil presideintiel et pronGonce l'allocutio'n suivante:
M. HYMANS, Delegate of Belgium, took the Chair and
delivered the following address.
Translation:
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Mesdames, Messieurs,
Le Pacte de la Soci6te6 des Nations, dans son article 5,
prescrit que la p'remiere reuniion d'e l'Assemnblee aura
lieu, suir oonvocation d'e M. le Presid!enlt des Etats-Unis
d'Ameriique.
Le Coniseiil de la Societ'e des Nations a, le 19 mai dernier, prie M. le President des Etats-Unis ,de votuloir bien
convoquer l'Assem'bl6le de 'la Societe deis Nations. Le
President des Etats-Unis a, le 17 juillet, envoye au Secretaire GCineral de la Societe dies Na;tiolns 1e telegramme suivant, tran'smis a tous les Membres de ,la Societe.
<<En re6iponsse a la idemamnde diu Conseil d'e la Societe des Nations m'invitant a co-nvoquer l'Assemble6e de Ila Soci6t, et confo;rnme'ent aux dispositions
de l'Art. 5 du Pacte de la Societ des Nations, j'ai
l'holnuneur die convoquer l'Assemibleie dans la ville
de Geinve, siege de la Societe, le 15 novemrbre 1920,
a o'nze heures.»
C'es:t en r6iplonse a cettie co'nvocaitio!n que vous etes
aujou'rd'hui reiu!nis d:ans cet.tee salle.
En consiequeince, j'ai l'hionneur de dieclarer ouverte la
premiere session de l'Assembllee d'e la Societe des
Naitions.
Messieulrs, je crois repolnidre au desir de l'Assembblee
et du Presideinit de la Confederation 'helvletiqule en l'invitanit a occuper ce fauteuill et a p'rend!re la plaroile. (Applandissements.)
(M. Motta remplace M. Hymans au fauteuil de la
Presidence.)
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The Covenant of the League of Nations, in Article 5, lays
down that the first Assembly of the League of Nations shall
be summoned by the President of the United States of
America.
On May 19th last, the Council of the League of Nations
asked the President of the United States of America to
convene the Assembly of the League of Nations. On July 17th,
the President of the United States of America sent to the
Secretary-General of the League of Nations the following
telegram, which was transmitted to all Members of the League
of Nations:
"At the request of the Council of the League of
Nations that I summon a Meeting of the Assembly of
the League of Nations, I have the honour, in accordance
with the provisions of Article 5 of the Covenant of the
League of Nations, to summon an Assembly of the
League to convene in the City of Geneva, the seat of
the League, on the fifteenth day of November, 1920,
at eleven o'clock. "
It is in answer to that invitation that you are gathered
together to-day in this Hall.
Consequently, I have the honour to declare the first Session
of the Assembly of the League of Nations to be open.
Gentlemen, I believe I shall be interpreting correctly the
desire of the Assembly and of the President of the Swiss
Confederation if I invite him to take the Chair and to address
the Assembly. (Applause.)
(M. Motta took the Presidential Chair in place of
M. Hymans.)
DISCOURS DE M. GIUSEPPE MOTTA, PRESIDENT DE LA CONFEDERATION SUISSE
SPEECH OF M. GIUSEPPE MOTTA,
PRESIDENT OF THE SWISS CONFEDERATION
M. MOTTA (Suisse):
M. MOTTA (Switzerland).
Translation:
Mesdames, Messieurs,
Ladies and Gen t lemen:
Au norm du peuple suisse et de son Gouvernement, je
souhaite, en ma qualite de President d-e la Con:fderation,
la bienvenue la plus cordiale a cette illustre Assembl6e,
convoquee et r6unie pour la premiere fois au siege statutaire de la Socie6t dies Natiouns.
Si je ne cherche pas a voiler l'6motion qui m'etreint
dans cet instant, c'est que je m'efforce de mesurer par
la pensee la grandeur et la portee incomparables de 1'evenement qui s'accomplit sur le sol de mon pays. Tres
grand est lhonneur qui en rejaillit sur la Suisse et je me
sens confus du privilege que mes fonctions me conferent,
de vous adresser, avant tout autre, la parole en son nom.
Je saisis, tout d'abord, cette occasion unique pour exprimer a la Conference de la Paix notre gratitude ineffarable d'avoir bien voulu designer la ville de Geneve
comme siege du grand organisme international qu'elle a
institue.
Nous avons su que la Conference avait hesite dans son
choix entre Bruxelles et Geneve. Si les raisons determinantes de choisir n'avaient 6t6 que le recent eclat de la
gloire et la noblesse du sacrifice, la cause beige n'aurait
pu eveiller le moindre geste de competition. Le nom de
la Belgique rayonne d'une lumiere qui ne s'eteindra plus ;
Albert Ier, le roi heroique, 'nous appplaairt comime une
des figures lets plus. hautes et les piluis pures dce l'histoire ; le Ipeuple belge vivra dans la conscience de la posteritle6 comime un 'peuiple m'artyr. (ApptIaudissements.)
Je remplis un devoir qui m'est cher et qui tire de
cette reunion solennelle son entiere signification, si, premier magistrat-d'un pays reste neutre pendant la-grande
guerre, je proclame ici que l'exemple de fidelite aux engagements internationaux et aux lois de l'honneur que
la Belgique a scell1 dans le sang, demeurera grave dans
la memoire des hommes aussi longtemps qu'ils conserveront intacts l'idee de la justice et le culte du droit.
Je tiens en outre a remercier le Conseil de la Societe
- auquel je m'honore de rendre hommage dans les personnalites eminentes qui le composent -, d'avoir rendu
possible, par sa declaration, faite a Londres le 13 fevrier
1920, l'entree de la Suis:se ,dans la Societe6 dles Nations.
La neutralite perpetuelle de la Confederation, que les
recents t:rai'tes ont, a plus d'un sicle ,de 'distance, reconnue a nouveau, a ete ainsi consacree comme une partie integrainte d'u Idroit des. gens, com!me la r6sulltante
d'une situation exceptionnelile et unique et comme uin
des prnincipes salutaires qui contribuent a maintenir la
paix. La politique suisse eist fon.dee dep'uis quatre s'iecles
sur l'ilde-,de la neutralite perpetuelle. Lorsque, en 1914,
se dechaina 'la conflagration gene6rale, la Su.isse ne pouva~it hesiter: rester neutre, c'etait gpour eille respecter
ses obbligationss internationale!s les plus claires et suivre
la droite ligne d,e sa mission pacifique.
Par un bonheur qui, eu egard ' sa petitesse et
sa
situation geographique au centre de la melee, sembla tenir du prodige, la Suisse garda sa neutralite jusqu'au
bout. Si, 'pour e.tre Membre de la Soicie6te des Nations, le
peuple suisse avait dfu renoncer a la ne utralit6 arm6e
qu'il considerait a juste titre et considere encore comme
uin bouclier, il se serait trouv6 aux prises avec le plus
On behalf of the Swiss people and Government, and as
President of the Swiss Confederation, I cordially welcome
this distinguished Assembly which has been summoned for
the first time, and is meeting at the official seat of the League
of Nations.
If I make no attempt to conceal the emotion which
I feel, it is because I am trying to realise the unprecedented
greatness and the significance of the event now taking place
upon my native soil. A great honour is thus conferred upon
Switzerland, and I feel overwhelmed by the privilege, which
attaches to my official position, of being the first to address
you in the name of my country.
In the-first place, I hasten to take this unique opportunity
of expressing our undying gratitude to the Peace Conference
for having done us the honour of selecting the city of Geneva
for the seat of the great international body which it created.
We knew that the Conference, in making its choice, hesitated
between Brussels and Geneva. If this choice had depended
only upon glory freshly acquired and upon noble sacrifice,
Belgium's claim would have been without a rival. Belgium's
name is surrounded by a halo of glory which will never fade,
Albert the First, the heroic King, stands before us as one of
the most noble and disinterested figures in history; and
the Belgian people will live in the minds of posterity as a
martyr nation. (Applause.)
I am fulfilling a duty which I prize very highly, and one
to which this solemn meeting gives an added importance
when, as chief citizen of a country which remained neutral
throughout the Great War, I state here and now that the
example of fidelity to international obligations and the laws
of honour which Belgium has sealed with her blood will be
remembered by men as long as the principles of justice
and right hold sway.
I would further thank the Council of the League-and in
passing I would like to pay a tribute to its distinguished
members-for having, by the declaration made at London
on February 13th, 1920, enabled Switzerland to join the
League of Nations.
The perpetual neutrality of the Confederation, which has
been once again recognised by recent Treaties, after an
interval of more than 100 years, was thereby declared to
be an integral part of the Law of Nations, as a result of the
exceptional position of Switzerland, and as a salutary principle
contributing to the maintenance of peace. Swiss policy
has for four centuries been based on the principle of perpetual
neutrality. When the Great War began in 1914 Switzerland's
r61e was clear ; she was bound to remain neutral if she
|wished to respect her clearly defined international obligatins, and to pursue the peaceful aims of her policy.
Thanks to her good fortune, which, considering her small
size and geographical position, was little short of miraculous,
Switzerland was able to maintain her neutrality to the end.
If, in order to become a Member of the League of Nations.
Switzerland had been obliged to abandon the armed
neutrality which she justly considered and still considers
as her shield and buckler, she would have been faced by a
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douloureux des dilemmes: ou desavouer ses traditions et
renier son genie propre, ou etre a jamais exclu de l'ordre
international nouveau.
Le Conseil de la Societe des Nations, magistrature auguste qui interpretait, sans doute, la volonte et la sympathie des autres peuples, a epargne au, Ipeuple suisse ce
cruiel dilemime. Que le Conseil reSoive ici l'echo renouvele,
de notre reconnaissance.
Je voeus demande enfin, Me:sdam!es et MIessieurs, la
permission d'envoyer un remerciement non moins cordial a M. le Priesident Wilson pour avoir, par ,un. geste
amical et siplontane, co'nvoque la premiere assembbllee dies
Nationls au siegge' de. la Societe6 stipule par' le Pacte.
J'ajoute a ce remerciement un espoir qui est davantage encore un vceu tres ardent : le vceu que les EtatsUnis de l'Amerique du Nord ne tardent plus longtemps
a venir: olccu!per ror place ilegitilme dia;ns la Societ, ! (Vifs
applaudissements.)
Le pays, qui coinstit ue a lui seul uin molnlde pourvu de
toute l'abondance de la terre ; - la glorieuse democratie
qui a folndiu en eille comme dan!s -umn immense, creluset
toutes les races pour leur inmposer une langue et une
discipline communes, - le peuple que sillonnent tous
les eclairs de l'id6alisme et que soulevent toutes les vagues du progres materiel, - lEtat qui a jete le poids
decisif de ses ressources et de ses arm!es dans les balances qui ont fix6 les destinees nouvelles des continents
et de lEuirope en particulier, - la patrie de George
Washington, patriarche de la liberte'et d'Abraham Lincoin, confesseur et martyr de la fraternite, ne pent pas,
ne voudra pas se derober pour toujours 'a 'appel des
nations qui, tout en demeurant independantes et souveraines, se proposent de travailler ensemble a la paix et
la
a prosipierite d'n ge!nre humain.
Quel'le tache, eln elffet, quie cedlle die l'humanit6, au
lendemain du cataclysme de fer et de feu qui la atteinte
jusque dans ses ceuvres vives! Nous chercherions en.
vain, dans les epoques de l'histoire, une tragedie cornparable a celle dont nous avons 6et les acteurs ou les
spectateurs. La chute gigantesque, mais tres lente, de
'Empire romain n'en donnerait elle-meme qu'une image
bien pale et bien imparfaite.
Jamais le courage, la volonte de l'immolation, l'amour
de la patrie, le genie de l'organisation militaire n'ont
atteint de tels sommets. L'heroisme a depasse toutes les
bornes que limagination, alimentee par les recits anterieurs, avait dressees jusqu'aloris. Dan's ce sens, la guerre
a fait vraiment eclater toute la royale grandeur de
l'homme, maitre et victime de la nature. Mais jamais
aussi le choc des armees n'a ete si formidable, jamais
la terre n'a bu tant de sang et tant de larmes; jamais
l'ceuvre de la destruction n'a ete. plus fun6bre et plus
acharnee.
Certes, la guerre n'a pas seulement detruit. Elle a aide
des peuples a realiser leur unite nationale. Elle a repare des injustices. Elle a brise des chaines. Elle a
levain
le des resurrections. Mais etait-elle
dt6
dparfois
vraiment le seul et unique moyen d'atteindre a ces rsultats ? Entre ses resultats et ses ravages y a-t-il eu
une proportion tolerable ?
11 y eut des moments ou nous tous nous nous sommes
demand~s si les conqu'tes sup6rieu:res ide la civilisation
-- la loi de l'amour, la vertu de la pitie, le sens du droit,
les liens de la solidarite, les arts de la beaut, - n'allaient pas sombrer et disparaltre pour toujours dans la
catastrophe.
C'est dans ces conditions que l'i,de de la Societe des
Nations - idee deja ancienne, mais qui semblait errer
dans les espaces fantastiques des utopies - devait se
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most difficult problem; she would either have had to be
false to her traditions and to the guiding spirit of her
national policy or be for ever excluded from the new
international system.
The Council of the League of Nations, that august body
which undoubtedly represented the wishes and feeiings of
the other nations, spared Switzerland this cruel dilemma.
I beg the Council once more to' accept our sincere thanks.
Lastly, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would ask you to allow
me to send an equally hearty expression of gratitude to
President Wilson for having, by a friendly and spontaneous
act, convoked the first Meeting of the Assembly of Nations at
the Seat of the League as laid down by the Covenant.
I would add to this message of thanks a hope, or rather a
keenly-felt desire, that the United States of North America
may before long take its rightful place in the League.
(Applause.)
The country which is a world in itself and is blessed with
all the riches of the earth-the glorious democracy which has
absorbed members of all races and given them a common
language and Government-the people which is influenced by
the highest ideals and is affected by every advance made
in material progress-the State which threw the decisive
weight of its resources and armies into the scales, and thus
decided the future of continents, and of Europe in particularthe native land of George Washington, father of liberty,
and of Abraham Lincoln, champion and martyr in the cause
of brotherhood; this country, I say, cannot, and surely does
not, intend for ever to turn its face against the appeal made
to it by nations, which, while retaining their independence
and their sovereign rights, intend to co-operate for the peace
and prosperity of humanity.
What a task this is for humanity on the morrow of the
upheaval which has attacked it at the heart with fire and
sword! We can find no tragedy in history which can be
compared with the great struggle in which we have been
actors or spectators. The tremendous but gradual collapse
of the Roman Empire is a small matter in comparison.
Courage, self-sacrifice, patriotism, genius for military
organisation never reached such heights. Heroism has
passed all the bounds which man's imagination, nourished by.
previous tales of brave deeds, had hitherto compassed. In
this direction, the War has brought out the really great
qualities of man, the master, yet victim, of nature. But at the
same time the shock of armies has never been so formidable,
the earth has never drunk so deep of blood and tears, the
work of destruction has never been more grievous or more
savage.
True, the War was not entirely destructive, It has helped
some peoples to achieve their national unity. It has repaired
injustice; it has broken chains. In some cases it has been
the leaven of the resurrection of peoples. But was it really
the one and only way of achieving these results ? Can it be
aid that its results are in any way proportionate to the
destruction it has caused?
There were times when we all asked ourselves if the higher
conquests of civilisation-the law of love, the virtue of pity,
the sense of right, the bonds of fraternity, and the arts of
beauty-were not about to sink and to disappear for ever
in the catastrophe.
It was in these circumstances that the idea of the League
of Nations-which was, indeed, no new idea, but one which
had hitherto appeared to float in vague Utopian realms26—
poser avec une vigueur juqu'alors inconnue a tous Ies
appealed to all generous hearts and to all discerning minds
cceurs genereux et a tous les esprits clairvoyants. L'expewith a force hitherto unknown. Expelience had shown us
rience avait demontre que de tous les fleaux qui tour- that war was the worst of all the plagues which scourge
mentent notre esp6ce, le pire 6tait la guerre, fatale aux
humanity; fatal to the vanquished, but terrible also for the
vaincus, mais terrible aussi aux vainqueurs. Des guer- victors. We could already see in the distance visions of
res futures se profilaient de6j dans le lointain, plus fu- future wars more sinister and more horrible than the last.
nestes encore et plus t6nebreuses. Il fallait donc, a tout
It was essential at all costs to make them impossible or less
prix, les rendre impossibles ou moins frequentes. Tel frequent; this was to be the principal aim of the League of
devait etre le but principal de la Societe des Nations.
Nations.
Je m'incline avec le respect et la gratitude qui sont dufs
Our respect and gratitude are due to the benefactors of
aux bienfaiteurs de l'humanite, devant tous ceux qui, humanity, to those who came before us-the philosophers
precurseurs, philosophes, hommes d'Etat, philanthropes,
and statesment, the philanthropists, those who worked in
hommes et femmes travaillant dans les eglises, dans les
churches, in parliaments, in peace societies, in international
parle'ments, 'dans les societes deo la tpaix, dans les con
congresses, who never despaired and who brought a lofty
gres inte'rnationaux, in'ayant jamais d6sespie!re, ont fait ideal down from the clouds to the world of tangible reality.
descendre la noble idee de la region des reves dans
celle ide la reialit6 vivante.
Je m'incline egalement devant le cortege emouvant
We must also bow before the touching procession of weeping
des femmes en pleurs qui, transfigurees par leur sacri- women, who, transfigured by their sacrifice and ennobled
fice et grandies par la conscience nouvelle de leurs de- by a new consciousness of their duties and their political
voirs et de leurs droits politiques, ont tendu, par-desrights, have stretched out their arms above the tombs to
sus les tombeaux, les bras vers leurs compagnons, les their companions, imploring them to end the reign of brutality
suppliant pour que la force cesse d'Ctre brutale et ne and to use force as the weapon of justice alone.
soit plus que la servan'te necessaire du diroit.
Le jour oil la Societe des Nations a pris corps, un
The day which witnessed the birth of'the League of Nations
6v6nement s'est accompli dont les effets influeront a witnessed an event whose consequences will have a perjamais sur l'volution des Etats. Les lacunes evidentes
manent influence on the evolution of nations. This fact
et les imperfections inevitables du premier Pacte ne sau- cannot be affected by the obvious omissions and inevitable
raient modifier en rien ce jugement. Le geste du simperfections of the first Covenant. Once the seed is sown,
meur n'est jamais tout a fait st6rile. Meme si, - et je the earth can never be completely barren. Even if this
m'excuse de formuler cette impossible hypothese
ce first edifice, which so many States have helped to build,
premier edifice que tant d'Etats ont bati, etait voue a were destined to collapse-an impossible hypothesis which
l'ecroulement, l.es folndeimeonts
subsisteraient
ten
et ses
I must apologise for advancing-the foundations would still
ruines elles-memes appelleraient en leur langage les
remain. The ruins would cry aloud and would summon
nouveaux artisans des reconstractions necessaires.
new workmen to the task of rebuilding.
Parmi les milliosns de sooldats que la guerre a fauches,
Among the millions of soldiers whom the war destroyed,
mmem
dans les pays neutres, les
elites
morales etaient
even in the neutral countries, there were countless men of
innombrables. Elles se sont sacrifires pour leurs patries,the finest moral fibre. They sacrificed themselves for their
elles sosnt tolmibeeos aussi ponur l'h'rnumanite6. .Elles avaient
countries, but they laid down their lives for humanity also.
dans les yeux la vision d'une grande famille humaine They had before them a vision of a great human family
d'oh la violence serait bannie et oh la justice aurait re- from which force should be banished, and where justice
gne en souveraine. Au moment supreme ou elles ont en- should reign by sovereign right. At the supreme moment,
tendu l'appel mysterieux d'en haut, elles ont fondu dans when they heard the mysterious appeal from above, they
une harmonie parfaite 'idee de l'Humanite et l'idee de were able to fuse in a perfect harmony the idea of humanity
la Patrie. Je vous salue, heros de toutes les patries, he- and the idea of country. I salute you, heroes of all countries,
ros connus et heros inconnus, heros a l'esprit cultive et heroes known and unknown, wise men and simple, you whose
heros a l'esprit humble, vous dont les corps reposent bodies lie beneath the triumphal arches, in the cathedrals,
sous les Arcs de Triomphe, dans les cathedrales, et au in your native earth and in foreign lands. I salute you with
sein des terres maternelles et des terres etrangeres, je infinite tenderness and an emotion which I cannot restrain,
vous salue avec une tendresse infinie, avec une 6motion f
are the divine seed of future harvests, the witnesses
que je ne puis contenir, 6 divines semences des moisof the world to be. (Prolonged applause.)
sons futuress, o te6momin's des temips nouvleiaux ! (Aplptaudissements prolonges.)
La Societe des Nations vivra. Maintenant deja, il nous
The League of Nations will live. Already it would be
serait difficile d'imaginer qu'elle n'existe pas, mais il se- impossible to think of the world without it. But it would
rait pteiril de lui demander Ides miracles. Leis individus
be childish to expect miracles. Individuals are impatient
sont impatients parce qu'ils sont ephemeres. Les collecbecause their spell of life is short. Collective bodies develop
tivites evoluent lentement parce que leur duree est sans slowly, because their life endures indefinitely.
limite.
Les Traites de
dpaix seraient en .pairtie inexecutables
The Treaties of Peace would, in some respects, be impossible
si la Societe des Nations n'existait pas. Les sanctions
of execution if the League of Nations did not exist. Its
materielles a sa portee sont peut-etre et pour longtemps
material sanctions are perhaps at present and possibly for a
d'une efficacit6 douteuse; elle dispose cependant d'ores long time yet of doubtful power, but it already possesses the
et deja de cette force morale penetrante qui s'appelle la penetrating moral energy which we call international conconscience internationale. Elle agira par la coercition
sciousness. Coercion will be within its sphere of action, but it
aussi, mais elle dominera surtout par l'esprit. Si la pre- will rule above all by moral force. If the first Assembly
miere Assemblee ne se dissout pas sans avoir institue sets up the Permanent Court of International Justice, it will
la Cour Permanente de Justice Internationale, elle aura have opened wide the door to the solution of disputes between
largement ouvert une maitresse voie a la solution des States.
conflits entre les Etats.
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The more universal the League of Nations becomes, the
Plus la Societe des Nations sera universelle, plus elle
more its authority and impartiality will be guaranteed. The
possedera de gages d'autorite et d'impartialite. Les vainvictors will not for ever be able to dispense with the collaqueurs ne pourront renoncer pour toujours a la collaboration des vaincus. Cette collaboration des uns avec les boration of the vanquished. Such collaboration, one with
autres repond a une necessite vitale. Les haines sont another responds to a vital necessity. Hatred is a curse.
une malediction. Les peuples sont tres grands lorsqu'ils Peoples are great when they are great by their generosity
or by their repentance. I should fail in my duty as the
le sont par la generosite ou par le repentir. Je faillirais a mon devoir d'interprete, quoique indigne, de la interpreter, I fear the inadequate interpreter, of Swiss
sentiment if I had not the courage to proclaim this belief
pensee suisse, si je n'avais le courage de le proclaner
within these walls.
dans cette enceinte.
Moral, economic and financial brotherhood will survive all
Les solidarites morales, economiques et financieres
survivent a tons les desastres, malgre toutes les coleres, disasters; notwithstanding all national indignations, even
meme les plus saintes et les plus legitimes. Cette pre- the most righteous and the most legitimate. This first
miere Assemblee, qui aura deja a examiner l'admission Assembly, which will have to consider the admission of new
de nouveaux Etats, aura l'occasion et la tache de pre- States, will have the opportunity and the duty of preparing
parer les voies qui rapprocheront la Soci6te des Na- the means by which the League of Nations may attain its
ideal of universality and hence also of reconciliation and
tions de son id6al d'universalit6 et par la de reconcifinal peace.
liation et de paix d6finitives.
The day will come-and I pray for it-when Russia herLe jour viendra - je l'appelle de mes voeux - ou la
Russie elle-meme, guerie de son ivresse et lib6ree de sa self, cured of her madness and delivered from her misery,
will seek in the League of Nations that mutual help, order
misere, cherchera dans la Soci6te des Nations l'entr'aide,
and security which are indispensable for her reconstitution.
l'ordre et la securite indispensables a sa reconstitution.
The League is not an alliance of Governments; it is an
La Socie6te n'est pas ulne alliance de gouvernements.
Elle est une association des peuples. C'est pour cela association of nations. Hence it has included within the
qu'elle a place dans la sphere de ses preoccupations ca- sphere of its main activities questions of disarmament, of
communications, of transit and of commerce, of health, of
pitales la question du desarmement, celle des cominunications, idiu tralnsit, du commerce, celle de l'hygiene, financial reconstruction and, above all, the labour question.
celle de la reconstruction financiere et surtout la question States cannot possibly continue to be weighed down by
du travail. I1 est impossible que les Etats continuent a the crushing burden of military expenditure; if these burdens
are to continue, the sorrows of the war have taught us nothing.
plier sous le fardeau ecrasant des depenses militaires;
s'il en 6tait autrement, les douleurs de la guerre n'au- No longer will States erect against each other insurmountable barriers. All countries will have free access to the
raient rien enseigne. Les Etats n'eleveront plus entre
eux des barrieres trop hautes. Tous les pays auront libre sea. No longer will those countries which produce raw
acces a la mer. Ceux qui produisent les matieres pre- materials-and especially metals and coal-exploit their
mieres, particulierement les metaux et le charbon, n'ex- wealth as a monopoly. The Financial Conference at Brussels
ploiteront pas leurs richesses comme des monopoles. La has shown us the remedies by which the ills of public finance
Conference finan'ciere de Br!uxelleis; a inidiquie les reme- may be healed; but the gulf between theory and practice
will not, alas, be bridged so soon. Conditions of labour
des capables de guerir les plaies des finances publiques;
mais l'ecart entre les th6ories et leur application ne sera will continue to be ruled by the needs of production. The
pas, helas! reduit de sit6t. Les conditions du travail de- dignity of the worker will, however, be respected, as will his
meureront regies par les necessites de la production, sacred right to happiness both for himself and for his home.
mais elles respecteront neanmoins dans le travailleur sa
dignit6 et son droit sacre au bonheur inldividuel et familial.
Even the most superficial observer knows that the structure
oonsitate quie la
L'observateur, meme siupierficiel,
of human society has already been profoundly changed.
structulre de la societe humaine a d,6ja subi les transformatlionis les ,pluis prloiofondes. La fraateirnit des tranche6es The brotherhood of the trenches has not only destroyed the
6dechiiranlt des disruptive fanaticism which arises from opposing habits of
n'a pas seuleomeont d:issolus le fanatisme
pen!sees conitraires, elle a dissouis en meme tempis l'or- thought; it has at the same time destroyed that cold and
gueil miseraible et glace qui divisailt les classes; elle s'est paltry pride which once divided class from class: it has
enlracine le dlanis le:s champls et se pr;olonge d)ains les ate- become rooted in the fields and has gained a footing in the
lieirs. Les couches nlouvellles, les plus no;mibreuseos et par workshops. New classes of society, the most numerous
and consequently the least prepared, are aspiring to take
consequent les moins Iprepar6es, aspirent a mettre leur
emp:risle sur la direction does Et:ats. La libeorte politique into their hands the guidance of the State. Political freen'est plus seulement u'n ideal indivilduel, mais un moyen dom is no longer an individual ideal, but a potent means of
reducing inequality at the very outset of the. struggle for
puissant.de diminiuer dans .la luttepolurlavie, les inegalites
initiales, sii ce n'est doe r6aliser l'egalite permanlen'te does life, if indeed it is not a means of realising a permanent
coinditions qui, elle, est condamn6e, pour le bien meme de equality in the conditions of life, which is judged in the
l'humanite, a n'etre qu'une foille chimere. La democratie interests of humanity to be but a foolish dream. Demoapipa:rait colmlme l'o.bstacle le plus slolidie a la violence, au cracy stands forth as the most solid obstacle in the path of
desordre et a!ux dictatu!res dies mimnorites, mails elle ne violence, disorder and the dictatorship of a minority. But
reimplit sia fo-nction ess:entielle d'6ducatrice et de pacifi- democracy will not fulfil its essential duty as educator and
catrice que piarce qu'elle oluvre elt ela-rgiit les voies aux peacemaker unless it first opens and broadens the road to
aspirations collectives les plus gei6nreuses et aux evolu- the widest collective aspirations and the boldest social evoleps plus hardies. C'est par ce trait, et lution. It is in this respect-and I may even say through
scs
tion sociales
this moral kinship-that democracy and the League of
je dirai meme par oette parente morale quoe la dmocratie
Natieonms
allies.
are allies.
Nations are
est l'alli6e die la Societe dies Nations.
We do not wish the democracies to remain motionless and
Ne desirons plals que le;s democraties restent immobiles
et silenci'e'uses. Leour silence serait trompienur, lebur immo- silent. Their silence would be a delusion, and inaction for
bilit6 seirait la stagnation. Ou'e les d6emocraties somoent them would mean stagnation. Let us be thankful for demo-—28-
b6nies mreme qua!nd elles grondent, car elles tendent a cracies even when they rail, for their trend is upward ! Though
s'elever. Si elles temioign'ent peut-etre eincore de qulelque they still display some suspicion towards the new international
mlei;ance a '6egard de la niouvelle olrgani'sation iinternlatioorganisation, they are none the less our common hope. A
nale, elles n'en sont pas moins notre comimiun espoir. II century ago, the Holy Alliance believed that it could bridle
y a u'n siecle, la Sainte Alliance avait cru piouvoir les them. The League of Nations looks upon them as its
bride'r; la Societ6 dles Nations leis regardie conimlme s'es indispensable collaborators. The oldest democracy in the
collab'oratrices ndecelssaiir'es. La plu!s vieille democratie world, which alone decided to enter the League of Nations
du monde, qui, selule, a voulu n'eint,rer dans la Societe by means of a free plebiscite, salutes through me all the
des Natiolns que par la voie diu ple6biscite, salue, par mia
others, great and small, with impulsive gladness, and a
bouche, toutes les autres, granidiees et petites, d'u'n elan brotherly heart.. (Renewed applause.)
joyeux et d'uin coeur fraternel. (Nouveaux applaudissements.)
Je souhaite, Mesdaimes et Messieurs, que votre seiour
I hope, Ladies and Gentlemen, that your stay at Geneva
a Geneve vo!uis soit agrealble. La Sluisse est un pays will be pleasant for you. Switzerland is a simple country,
sim!ple; elle tient a le rester. Geneve ne peut vous offrir and desires to remain so. Geneva cannot offer you at this
dans cette siaison les slplenidieuirs die sa nature et le sou- season the splendours of its natural beauty and the manifold
rire iunonmblrable de son lac. Elle est, piar son histoire et smiles of its lake. Geneva, as a result of its history and its
par son genie, de tfourtes les cite6s sluissers celle qui nourrit genius, is of all the Swiss cities the one which cherishes
le plus vivement la passion des idees et celle qui se tourne most devoutly the love of ideas and turns most readily to
le plus netteimenlt ver!s les pr'eloccupations de la vie inter- wards the duties of international life. It was thus prenatio'nale. C'est pfair ce cairactere qu'ele etait pire'destinee destined to become the cradle of the Red Cross. The Secrea devenir le berceanu de la Croix-Rouge. Le Secr6tariat
tariat General of the League-to which I also address our
general de la Societe auquel j'adresse egaleiment l'expresmost cordial greetings-will find itself in congenial surroundsion la plus cordiale de niotre symtpatihie, s'y troiuveria a ings. Public opinion will second its efforts.
son aisle. L'olpinioin p!ublique slecondelra son effort.
Je forme dies vceux po.ur que les d1eliberations de l'AsI pray that the deliberations of the Assembly may be conselmblee soienit ttoiujours ilnspirees par le d6sir de la corm- stantly inspired by the desire for mutual understanding and
prehension mutuelle et die l'enitente amicale. L'attention friendly sympathy. The attention of the world is concendu mond;e east concentree sur cettie Assemblee; elIe ne trated on this Assembly; it will' not be disappointed.
sera point d!eQule.
La corresspoindlance officielle entre le Conseil Fed6eral
The official correspondence between the Federal Council
et les Gouvernemients des Can!tonis suisses, permettez-moi
and the Governments of the Swiss Cantons always ends with
d'achever su'r celtte citation, se termine toujouirs par cette this venerable formula (if you will allow me the quotation),
formule venerable que nous avons herfitlee de nos peres :which we have inherited from our fathers:
"We commend you, dear and faithful confederates, as
<<Nous vous recommandons, ainsi que nous, fide'les et
chers confederes, a la protection du Tout-Piuissalnt.>>
we commend ourselves, to the protection of the Almighty.
La Societe des Nations vivra parce qu'elle doit etre
The League of Nations will live, because it is a work of
une oeuvre de solidarite et d'amour. Representants illus- fraternity and love. Illustrious representatives of diverse
tres de civilisations, de races et de langues diverses, civilisations, races and tongues, distinguished personages
personnages eminents accourus de tous les points du assembled from all quarters of the globe, enlightened disciples
gilobe, disciple's 6clahires 'de toutes les philosophies et of all philosophies and faithful followers of all religions, let
croyants s:in:cres die toutes Ies religions, ;laissez-moi pla- me place the new city under the guard of Him Whom Dante
cer la Cite nouvelle sous la garde de Celui que le Dante
has called in that sublime verse which completes and sums
a normme dans le vers subline qui acheve et rsume son up his sacred poem:
poeme sacre:
<<L'Amor che muove il sole e l'altre stelle. >>
" LAmor che muove il sole e I' altre stelle.
L'Amonur qui meut le soleil et les autres dtoiloes. (Applaudissements prolonges et unanimes.)
Love which moves the sun and the other stars.
mous and prolonged applause).
DISCOURS DE M. PAUL HYMANS,
REPRESENTANT DE LA BELGIQUE
(Unani-
SPEECH OF M. PAUL HYMANS,
DELEGATE OF BELGIUM
M. HYMANS (Belgique):
M. HYMANS (Belgium).
Translation
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Monssieur le President, Mesdames, Messieurs,
L'Assesmble dle
de a Societe des Natioins remercie le President de ila Republique helvetique de ses soouhaitis de
bienvenue, qu'il vient d'exiprilmer en termes plei'ns d.e
noblesse et d'e6motion.
A mion tour j'adresse au GOouvernement de la Con.federation et a son chef eminent le saint de la Societe des
The Assembly of the League of Nations thanks the President
of the Swiss Republic for its welcome, whichlhas just been
conveyed to us in such noble and feeling T terms.
In my turn I would address to the Government of the
Confederation and to its illustrious head, the greetings of
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Nations- C'est a Geneve qu'elle a fixe son siege. Elle the League of Nations. The League has fixed its seat at
est sure d'y trouver l'hosipitalite la p'lus liberale, une Geneva where it is sure of finding the most generous
sympathie refl6,chie et cordiale.
hospitality and thoughtful and cordial sympathy.
Qu'iil me soit permis die remercier splecialemient Son|
Perhaps I may be allowed to thank His Excellency M. Motta
Excelleince M. Motta ;pour l'hommage eloquent qt'il specially for the eloquent homage which he has just tendered
vient d'adresser a mon Souverain ein
t a mon pays. Ses to my Sovereign and to my country. His words will find an
paroles retentiront en Belgique dans tonus le's coeurs
echo throughout Belgium in every heart and will strengthen
et feronat plus intime l'ancienne amitie des deux peupiles.
the ancient friendship between the two peoples. (Applause).
(Applaudissements.)
Comment, Melssieurs, au moment ou nous nous reuCan we forget, Gentlemen, at this moment in which we meet
nisson's sur le sol genevois, ouibli'erions-nous que c'est upon Genevese soil, that it was here, in these surroundings
ici, dans ce militeu impregne d'unle si haute culture moso eloquent of the highest moral culture, that the institution
ralte, que naquiit linstitution de la Crioix-Rouge?
of the Red Cross was born ?
Comment oulblierrons-Jnouis -que la Suisse, ilot de paix
Can we forget that Switzerland-an island of peace, around
autour duquel, pendant pres !de cinq annees, s'entre- which for nearly five years broke the furious waves of
choquerent les vagues furieuses de la guerre, offrit un war - offered a brotherly welcome to the prisoners, to
accueil fraternel aux prisonniers, aux blesses, aux ma- the wounded, to the suffering, who, coming from hospitals
lades, qui au sortir des hopitaux et des' campps d'inter- and internment camps, found in your country rest and peace
nemlent y trouverent du repos, de la serenite, de l'af- and affection, and felt that once again they were alive ?
fection et s'y sentirent enfin revivre ?
We greet the free Swiss democracy, its ancient, solid and
Nous saluons la libre democratiie suisse, ses antiques, proud traditions, and the marvellous beauties of Nature,
solides et fieres tradition's, et la Imierveilleuse nature au in the midst of which it has developed and flourished-mighty
milieu de laquelle edlle se deveiloppa et s'eplianiouit, cipeaks, valleys, glittering lakes-eternal images of beauty,
mes altieres, vallons, lacs transparents, qui sont comne
of grandeur and of peace.
d'eterneelles images de be:aut, de grandeur et dde paix.
La reunion, de cette grande Assemlblee ouo se renconThe meeting of this great Assembly, at which the representrent les repire!&sentants die 41 Etats est un e6vemnement qui tatives of forty-one States are collected, is an event which
mariquera daunts l'histoire.
will have no inconsiderable place in history.
Ellie atteste 1'aspiration' des pieulplies a une o'rganisation
It is a proof of men's desire for an equitable, lasting and
equitable, durable et pacifique des relations internatiopeaceful organisation of international relations. The maninales. Et la manifestation ide ce sentiment universel
festation of this universal sentiment is an impressive indiconstitue le symptoime impressionnant d'un esprit noucation of a new spirit in the world.
veau.
Si, de nos delib6erations se dlegage, conme nouns l'esIf, as we hope, our discussions reveal an earnest desire
perons, la volont6e de poursuivre lie developplement et la to further the development and to mature the work of which
maturation de l'oeuvre dont le Pacte contient le germe, the Covenant contains the seed, to increase those efforts
de miultiplier l',efifort destine a ralpprocher les Etats
which aim at bringing the different nations nearer together
pour le service de! quelques grands imnt'erets communs
on behalf of certain great common interests, whose protection
dont la sauvegarde eist la condition merme de la civili- is the very basis of civilisation and of progress, we shall have
sation ,et du progres, nou's. aurons ouvert les voies d'un
set out upon the road towards a better future, and justified
avenir meilleur, et justifie la pensee doint esit issue la that idealism from which the League of Nations has issued.
So cietle -des Nations.
Sans doiute nous ne pretendons point que l'institution
We are far from supposing that the institution set up
organisee plar le Pacte de Versailles soit pa'rfaite et que
by the Covenant of Versailles is a perfect one, or that the
les IOSdu
le ons
temsps et de l'experi.ence ne p'uissenlt nous lessons of time and of experience cannot help us to improve
both its general working and its effectiveness.
amener a en ameliorer ie fonrctionnemenit et l'efficacite,
Sans doute aussi nous ne pouvions, sans risiquer d'exNor can we, without running the risk of raising delusive
citer d'illusoires esperances, annoncer que, par un op hopes, announce that, by some magic wand, we are going to
de baguette magique, nous allons transformer le monde, transform the world, or-what of all things in-the world
et dans Ie moinde, ce qui change le pllus lenternent, je
is the hardest to change-the character of man.
veux dire .les hommes.
Enfin, il est bon de 'affirmer une fois de plus, la SoFurthermore, it is well that we should state once again
ciiete des Niations n'est et ne saurait etre un super-Etat
that the League of Nations is not,/and must not be, a superqui absorberait les so;uveraineetes ou mt'diterait de les
State, which aims at absorbing national sovereignties or at
reduire en tultelle.
reducing them to wardship.
Notre but est d'abord d'etabilir entre Etats iind6epenOur aim is, in the first place, to establish frequent and
dants des contacts frequents et amicaux, des rapiprochefriendly intercourse between independent States and to form
memts d'oiu jailiront des courants d'affinites et de sym- ties which will lead to mutual understanding and sympathy.
pathies.
Par l'inltervention du Conseil et de l'As.semblee, par
By the good offices of the Council and the Assembly, by
l'arbitrage et la conciliation et par la creation d'une uarbitration and conciliation, by the establishment of
ridiction internationale reguliere et permanente, par de a regular and permanent international jurisdiction, by a
multiples organes oh, comme en des laboratoires, les series of organisations within which, as it were in laboraplrobllemes financiers, 6con!omiques et commerciaux, les
tories, financial, economic and commercial problems, conconditions de la vie ouvriere, les questions d'hygiene
ditions of labour and questions of health will be subjected
seront soumi!s a une 6tude imtpartiale- et objective, la to an impartial and objective investigation, the League of
Soci6et dIes Nations pourra contribuer puissamment a Nations will be able to play a powerful part in preventing
prevenir des crises in'quie6tantes, a r6gler des differends
dangerous crises, in settling disputes which, if prolonged,
qui, en se p'rolongeant, risquent de s'irri~ter et de s'en- would run the risk of becoming more bitter and more acute,
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